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‘Just Don’t Break’ Bitcoin: Devs Debate Tech Upgrades to Top Crypto

12.11.2024
The bitcoiners gathered at OP_Next were decidedly in favor of progress – but not too much progress, and certainly not too fast

Bitcoin needs Ethereum VM to reach its full potential — Web3 exec

11.10.2023
Botanix Labs founder Willem Schroé argues a “huge amount of value” from real-world assets will be captured on Bitcoin, provided it connects to the Ethereum Virtual Machine

Matter Labs co-founder proposes 'Ethereum Supreme Court' for on-chain disputes

4.9.2023
The crypto entrepreneur believes it would scare off bad actors and strengthen the state of the Ethereum network

Controversy as MakerDAO's Spark Protocol blocks users with VPNs

7.8.2023
Users attempting to access Spark Protocol with a virtual private network will not be able to, sparking criticism from supporters of privacy

A year after Taproot, Bitcoin community works to unlock its DeFi potential

9.12.2022
Smart contracts functionalities on the Bitcoin network could boost adoption and provide additional liquidity to DeFi

Bitcoin SegWit adoption lags among major exchanges: Glassnode

4.2.2022
A Glassnode report reveals that cryptocurrency exchanges some major exchanges are still holding despite being heavy consumers of Bitcoin block space

Bitcoin Core Releases Taproot Soft Fork

15.11.2021
Bitcoin Core recently succeeded in its controversial Segwit update with the Taproot soft fork upgrade. It is the first upgrade since 2017, taking place at block 709632 and 2493 transactions. A soft fork requires a consensus majority, while a hard fork asks for the entire network’s agreement. Given...

BREAKING: The Bitcoin network welcomes Taproot soft fork upgrade

14.11.2021
Taproot soft fork introduces the concept of Merkelized Abstract Syntax Tree (MAST) to improve the scripting capabilities and privacy of the Bitcoin network

Moonshot to $90K — After Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Activates, Crypto Advocates Expect the Price to Rally

13.11.2021
In mid-June, the ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot locked in at block height 687,285 and was mined by the bitcoin mining pool Slushpool. Taproot is expected to activate on the network on Saturday, November 13, 2021, and the upgrade is considered...

Bitcoin soft fork days away as Taproot upgrade closes in

7.11.2021
The Taproot upgrade was set for deployment after achieving a 90% consensus among the Bitcoin miners (mining nodes)

Bitcoin Taproot Support Lags at 27% — Even Though Soft Fork Is Opt-in Supporters Beg Nodes to Update

6.7.2021
On June 12, the crypto community celebrated the fact that the Bitcoin network locked in Taproot support in order to activate the largest upgrade the protocol has seen in four years. 24 days later, Taproot support via Bitcoin nodes has only reached 27.55% and upgrade supporters are pleading with...

Taproot Lock-in Achieved — Bitcoin Network Set to Activate Biggest Upgrade in Four Years

12.6.2021
The ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot is now complete. Data from taproot.watch details the lock-in has been achieved and it was locked in at block height 687,285 and mined by the mining pool Slushpool. Bitcoin Taproot Lock-in Complete at Block Height...

Bitcoin Taproot upgrade finally locked-in, activation set for November

12.6.2021
With Taproot achieving the 90% critical consensus mark among mining nodes, all is now set for Bitcoin soft fork activation later in November

Speedy Trial Success — Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Set to Lock-in This Weekend

12.6.2021
On Friday, June 11, 2021, data shows that Taproot could get locked-in this coming weekend, as the signal ratio is 98.3% and a touch more than 100 additional signaling blocks are needed to lock in the upcoming soft fork. Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Inches Toward Lock-in, Success Means Activation...

Almost half of Bitcoin hash rate signaling for Taproot activation

4.5.2021
Major Bitcoin miners have begun signaling for Taproot activation that will improve scalability and privacy for the largest crypto by market capitalization

Bitcoin Miners Start Signaling for Taproot Activation, People Prep for BTC’s Largest Update in 4 Years

3.5.2021
Bitcoin miners have started to signal for Taproot activation and crypto supporters are looking forward to the largest bitcoin update in almost four years. The mining operation Slush Pool mined the first block signaling for Taproot and since then the pools Foundry and F2pool have joined in...