SegWit

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One Year Later, What’s Holding Back SegWit Adoption on Bitcoin?

Christine KimJan 17, 2019

SegWit was activated on the bitcoin network over a year ago. But only an estimated 36 percent of all bitcoin transactions are using it. Why?

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Bitcoin Core Releases Software Upgrade With Full SegWit Support

Annaliese MilanoFeb 26, 2018

The Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 update has been officially released, introducing full support for the SegWit wallet and user interfaces.

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Gemini Is Now the Largest Bitcoin Exchange to Add ‘Full’ SegWit Support

Alyssa HertigApr 17, 2019

Gemini says it has added "full" support for SegWit, an important bitcoin code change that paves the way for scaling improvements.

Transaction Fees

Bitcoin Fees Are Down Big: Why It Happened And What It Means

Alyssa HertigFeb 23, 2018

Not so long ago bitcoin's transaction fees were over $20, but now they're down to around $3 again. CoinDesk explores why.

Bitcoin Core

New Bitcoin Code Will Finally Boast Full SegWit Support

Alyssa HertigFeb 20, 2018

An upcoming Bitcoin Core software release is finally making it easier to use a code change called SegWit in the software's standard wallet.

Smart Contracts

Funny Name or Not, Schnorr Is a Big Deal for Bitcoin

Alyssa Hertig

Schnorr signatures are seeing renewed interest from bitcoin developers. But what is the technology and why is it seeing so much attention?

Transaction Fees

How to Save on Bitcoin’s Soaring Fees

Alyssa Hertig

Transaction fees are the talk of the bitcoin ecosystem, with many users upset by the rising cost to send funds, but there are simple ways to cut fees.

Bitcoin

How to Stop Worrying and Love the Fork

Marc Hochstein

It's going to be a stressful month for bitcoin, but in the big picture, breakups can be healthy for the ecosystem – and possibly for society.

Technology

Hold the Fork: No 2x But Everything Else Goes at Scaling Bitcoin Event

Pete Rizzo

Day one of Scaling Bitcoin 2017 presented a change of pace for an event that grew out of the network's technical contention.

Bitcoin Core

Just SegWit? Bitcoin Core Is Already Working on a New Scaling Upgrade

Alyssa Hertig

Bitcoin developers are making progress on Schnorr, a function for aggregating signatures and in turn, a way to increase the capacity of the network.

Bitcoin Core

Optimizing SegWit: How Bitcoin’s New Software Is Giving Scaling a Boost

Alyssa Hertig

Bitcoin Core's latest software includes optimizations designed to boost SegWit, a scaling upgrade that's still slowly rolling out across the network.

Smart Contracts

MASTer Plan: Better Bitcoin Smart Contracts Could Go Live This Year

Alyssa Hertig

Blockstream co-founder Mark Friedenbach is breathing new life into bitcoin smart contracts with his MAST proposal.

Bitcoin Protocol

SegWit’s Slow Rollout: Why Bitcoin’s Capacity Hasn’t Seen a Sudden Boost

Alyssa Hertig

When SegWit finally activated last week, the code change didn't immediately make its benefits possible. So, when can we expect to see some benefits?

Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Moves Closer to Compatibility

Alyssa Hertig

Version 1.0 of a standard that could help connect all of bitcoin's differing Lightning tech implementations is reportedly close to being complete.

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