A Bitcoin developer has revived criticism of SegWit, arguing its soft fork design increased complexity and limited future ...
SegWit faces renewed debate as developers question soft fork limits, governance norms, and Bitcoin’s long term scaling model.
BitGo says it is changing from default wrapped segwit (P2SH-P2WSH) receive addresses to native segwit (P2WSH), which “require 25% less data to spend — translating to lower fees.” Since the beginning, ...
The witness discount refers to the reduction in data “weight” given to the witness portion of a Bitcoin transaction — the part that contains the signatures used to prove ownership. Implemented as part ...
Some critics argue the threat posed by quantum computers is overblown, including Strategy chairman Michael Saylor, who has once called it a marketing ploy to pump quantum-branded tokens. Bitcoin OG ...
Bitcoin users have steadily shifted to a quieter but consequential upgrade that cuts fees and improves network efficiency without altering the asset’s core monetary rules. Segregated Witness, commonly ...
August 1 marks eight years since the BTC SegWit upgrade—a pivotal network shift that reshaped the protocol and birthed a rival, Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Known as "Bitcoin Independence Day," the event ...
Witness Discount Explained: How SegWit Reduces Fees, Increases Transaction Capacity, and Enhances Bitcoin’s Scalability Without a Hard Fork. The witness discount refers to the reduction in data ...