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Bitcoin
BIP 119: Unpacking CTV and How It Would Change Bitcoin
Right now, we can only use Bitcoin scripts to designate when or why a bitcoin is spent. But what if we could use it to designate how a bitcoin is spent?
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By Colin Harper
May 20, 2022 at 1:36 p.m. UTC
May 20, 2022
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Taproot is now activated. (koyu/iStock/Getty Images Plus)
Technology
Taproot
Taproot, Bitcoin’s Long-Anticipated Upgrade, Has Activated
Taproot gives developers an expanded toolbox to work with as they continue to ideate, iterate and build on Bitcoin.
Taproot is now activated. (koyu/iStock/Getty Images Plus)
By Alyssa Hertig
Nov 15, 2021 at 5:48 p.m. UTC
Nov 15, 2021
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And, they're off!
Tech
Bitcoin core
Bitcoin Taproot Activation Has Begun; Miners Now Have 3 Months to Get on Board
The upgrade has been years in the making. It's time to see if the deliberation has paid off.
And, they're off!
By Colin Harper
May 1, 2021 at 8:17 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2021
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Speedy Trial is now merged.
Tech
Bitcoin core
Taproot Speedy Trial Code Merged Into Bitcoin Core
The merge puts an end to a long road of activation discussions – now all that's left is Taproot's actual activation.
Speedy Trial is now merged.
By Colin Harper
Apr 15, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2021
Bitcoin CoreSoft ForkTaprootspeedy trial
heads or tails
Tech
Bitcoin core
Final Taproot Activation Specifics Chosen With a Bitcoin Blockchain 'Coin Toss'
The coin toss is a stand-in for the rough consensus that stakeholders usually broker to make these decisions.
heads or tails
By Colin Harper
Apr 7, 2021 at 2:35 a.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2021
Bitcoin CoreSoft ForkTaproot
Once signaling starts in May, the timeline will be set for November activation (probably).
Tech
Bitcoin core
New Taproot Activation Timeline Means the Upgrade Is (Probably) Coming to Bitcoin This Fall
If the timeline holds, Taproot’s November activation could make for an exciting autumn for bitcoiners.
Once signaling starts in May, the timeline will be set for November activation (probably).
By Colin Harper
Mar 24, 2021 at 5:32 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2021
Bitcoin CoreSoft ForkTaproot
We could see Taproot activation sometime in July.
Tech
Bitcoin core
Bitcoin Taproot Upgrade Nailed Down for July, but Some Finer Details Still Aren’t Finalized
The finalized code for Taproot will be shipped in March, but will it house the “user activated soft fork” feature that threatened to activate SegWit?
We could see Taproot activation sometime in July.
By Colin Harper
Feb 17, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2021
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Taproot debate
Tech
Developers
Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation
The code for Taproot is ready to go, but developers are still discussing how to deploy the update across Bitcoin’s distributed network.
Taproot debate
By Colin Harper
Oct 30, 2020 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Oct 30, 2020
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mask, computer
Markets
Bitcoin protocol
UASF Developer Revises Controversial Bitcoin Scaling Proposal
A controversial solution to bitcoin's scaling debate has been updated by the pseudonymous developer who proposed it.
mask, computer
By Corin Faife
Apr 25, 2017 at 3:12 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2017
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Markets
Technology
Bitcoin's Latest Scaling Twist: Support is Building for a UASF
Will the 'economic majority' prevail? The latest twist in bitcoin's scaling debate is a backlash movement against its mining community.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Apr 11, 2017 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
Apr 11, 2017
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