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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’s Major Upgrade Taproot Set for Activation This Week
8.11.2021
The much-anticipated Bitcoin (BTC) upgrade, Taproot, is expected to finally be activated this week.
Per taproot.watch, the upgrade will activate in 872 blocks from the time of writing, or in estimated 6 days.
Taproot is a major event and a major upgrade - the largest one since SegWit, which...
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's Taproot is Activated on Testnet
13.7.2021
While the major Bitcoin (BTC) upgrade Taproot usually makes headlines, a significant development seems to had flown under the radar - its activation on the testnet.
Bitcoin developers, including Athony Towns, confirmed that Taproot has been successfully activated on the testnet last week.
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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...
How Taproot Might Affect Bitcoin’s Competitiveness
3.7.2021
Taproot is on its way. The long-awaited Bitcoin (BTC) upgrade has been confirmed, after it passed the minimum threshold of 90% miner approval in mid-June, meaning that it will be implemented in November.
While the core features of Taproot — increased privacy and enhanced wallet scripting —...
Bitcoin Taproot locked in to improve privacy and introduce smart contracts
26.6.2021
The Bitcoin Taproot upgrade will activate later in 2021 as developers urge to create applications that will leverage its advantages
[článek] Taproot: co přesně nejnovější upgrade bitcoinového protokolu přinese?
16.6.2021
[11 minut čtení] Když jsme se na začátku loňského roku zmiňovali o dvou chystaných upgradech bitcoinového protokolu, věnoval jim pozornost málokdo, dnes se alespoň o tom prvním píše v celoplošných médiích a slovo Taproot skloňuje kdejaký kryptoinfluencer. Co ale doopravdy znamená a přináší opravdu...
Bitcoin Eyes USD 40K Amid Musk Statement, Taproot Confirmation
14.6.2021
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), almost touched USD 40,000 today as Tesla's Elon Musk send a positive message, while activation of an important Bitcoin upgrade was confirmed.
Monday morning (UTC time), BTC surpassed USD 39,800 before correcting lower. At 03:31 UTC, it trades at...
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...
Bitcoin Taproot Activation Set to Lock In This Weekend
11.6.2021
Bitcoin (BTC)’s major Taproot upgrade might lock in in less than 24 hours as more than the required minimum of miners are signaling support for the soft fork, indicates taproot.watch.
According to the website, at 14:24 UTC, the current signalling ratio is 98.38%. A minimum of 90% of all miners...
Marathon’s Bitcoin Mining Pool Will ‘No Longer Filter Transactions’ — Marapool Begins Signaling for Taproot
1.6.2021
On Monday, the publicly-listed enterprise mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings announced the company has adopted the latest codebase offered by Bitcoin Core developers that features Taproot. Marathon is now signaling for Taproot according to the announcement. The North American bitcoin miner...
Taproot, CoinSwap, Mercury Wallet, and the State of Bitcoin Privacy in 2021
30.5.2021
Privacy is a bit of a complicated topic in Bitcoin (BTC). While the mainstream media have often referred to the cryptoasset as a form of anonymous currency for the internet, the reality is that every Bitcoin transaction made on the base blockchain layer is completely public and stored on thousands...
Square Aims to Raise USD 2B, Bitcoin's Taproot Signal Strengthens + More News
17.5.2021
Jack Dorsey. Investments news
Bitcoin (BTC) bull Jack Dorsey-led payments company Square announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, approximately USD 2bn aggregate principal amount of senior notes. The company said it intends to use the net proceeds from this...
Almost all major Bitcoin mining pools now signaling for Taproot activation
17.5.2021
The largest Bitcoin mining pools are signaling for Taproot but the activation may not reach the 90% critical consensus mark during this current difficulty epoch
Crypto Long & Short: Why Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Matters
9.5.2021
The most important impact for the investing market overall: It's a reminder that Bitcoin is a technology. Plus: What's next for dogecoin?
Bitcoin’s upcoming Taproot upgrade and why it matters for the network
7.5.2021
The upcoming Taproot activation stands to potentially make the Bitcoin ecosystem more user-friendly as well as secure
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