Taproot

Taproot

Bitcoin Miners, Developers Narrow Down How Taproot Will Be Activated

Colin HarperJan 13, 2021

We know it's going to happen – the question is when and how.

Taproot

All Major Mining Pools Now Support Taproot, Bitcoin’s Biggest Upgrade in Years

Alyssa HertigDec 30, 2020

Binance Pool represents 11% of Bitcoin’s mining hashrate. Adding it to the “yes” column pushes mining pool support for Taproot to about 91%.

Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Core’s Latest Release Is Out: Here’s What’s in It

Colin HarperJan 14, 2021

These new features don’t grab headlines every day, but the improvements they make to the Bitcoin network’s privacy, tooling and complex transaction logic are building a stronger foundation.

Taproot

Privacy Concerns Over Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Are a ‘Non-Issue,’ Experts Say

Alyssa HertigDec 1, 2020

Bitcoin privacy experts are unimpressed with a circulating slideshow-style privacy report that targets upcoming Bitcoin upgrade Taproot.

Bitcoin Protocol

Crypto Long & Short: How Bitcoin Development Is Evolving – And What’s Behind It

Noelle AchesonNov 29, 2020

Bitcoin price spikes grab headlines, but the asset's long-term value depends on its developers – and what drives them.

Taproot

Bitcoin Mining

Majority of Bitcoin Hashrate Signals Support for Taproot Scaling, Privacy Upgrade

Zack Voell

Over 50% of Bitcoin's hashrate now supports the "uncontroversial" upgrade.

Multi-Signature

Blockstream Is Working on Simpler, More Private Multi-Sig Bitcoin Transactions

Colin Harper

Made possible by Taproot, MuSig2 is designed to make multi-signature Bitcoin transactions less complex without sacrificing privacy.

Taproot

Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation

Colin Harper

The code for Taproot is ready to go, but developers are still discussing how to deploy the update across Bitcoin’s distributed network.

Taproot

Taproot Has Been Merged Into Bitcoin Core: Here’s What That Means

Colin Harper

Bitcoin’s long-awaited Taproot update is one step closer to fruition.

Bitcoin Core

Here’s How to Inspect Bitcoin’s Next (Likely) Major Upgrade Yourself

Alyssa Hertig

With bitcoin’s next likely major upgrade in the works, students of the cryptocurrency can inspect the code themselves, helped by core developers.

Bitcoin

Appealing to Normies: Advancing Bitcoin Starts With Better UX

Alyssa Hertig

At London's Advancing Bitcoin conference, developers discussed user-experience fixes for the world's leading crypto.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Privacy and Scaling Tech Upgrade ‘Taproot’ Just Took a Big Step Forward

Alyssa Hertig

A privacy and scalability upgrade that could turn out to be one of bitcoin's largest to date has passed a couple of milestones that were little noticed outside technical circles.