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Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 Brings Taproot Closer and Adds Tor, Fee, Signet Changes
15.1.2021
Bitcoin Core Project announced that Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 has been released, bringing a variety of fixes and upgrades to the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol, including a step towards the much-anticipated Taproot upgrade, fee changes, a new type of testing ground, new type of wallet support, and more.
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Bitcoin Core’s Latest Release Is Out: Here’s What’s in It
14.1.2021
Bitcoin Core, the original wallet and “full node” software for the Bitcoin network, received an update today
Bitcoin Miners, Developers Narrow Down How Taproot Will Be Activated
13.1.2021
We know it's going to happen - the question is when and how
Total Tokenization, Taproot, Bitcoin ETF + More News
31.12.2020
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All Major Mining Pools Now Support Taproot, Bitcoin’s Biggest Upgrade in Years
30.12.2020
Binance Pool represents 11% of Bitcoin’s mining hashrate. Adding it to the “yes” column pushes mining pool support for Taproot to about 91%
Taproot, One Of Bitcoin's Biggest Upgrades May Be Coming Next Year
7.12.2020
Taproot, one of the most anticipated Bitcoin (BTC) upgrades, and its largest alteration since 2017, expected to improve privacy, scalability, flexibility, and speed of the network - may be coming in a matter of months.
Pierre Rochard, Bitcoin evangelist and strategist at crypto exchange Kraken...
Privacy Concerns Over Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Are a ‘Non-Issue,’ Experts Say
1.12.2020
Bitcoin privacy experts are unimpressed with a circulating slideshow-style privacy report that targets upcoming Bitcoin upgrade Taproot
Crypto Long & Short: How Bitcoin Development Is Evolving – and What’s Behind It
29.11.2020
Bitcoin price spikes grab headlines, but the asset's long-term value depends on its developers – and what drives them
[aktualita] Přes 50 % aktuální bitcoinové hashpower signalizuje podporu pro Taproot
19.11.2020
Podporu pro upgrade, který by mohl do bitcoinového protokolu přinést významné zlepšení ochrany transakčního soukromí či otevřít dveře větší flexibilitě práce se smart kontrakty, signalizuje 54 % současných těžařů. S návrhem Taprootu (BIP 341) přišel teprve 19. ledna letošního roku jeden...
Majority of Bitcoin Hashrate Signals Support for Taproot Scaling, Privacy Upgrade
19.11.2020
Over 50% of Bitcoin's hashrate now supports the "uncontroversial" upgrade
Blockstream’s MuSig 2 Will Offer Less Complex, More Private Multi-Signature Transactions
4.11.2020
Made possible by Taproot, MuSig2 is designed to make multi-signature Bitcoin transactions less complex without sacrificing privacy
Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation
30.10.2020
The code for Taproot is ready to go, but developers are still discussing how to deploy the update across Bitcoin’s distributed network
Bitcoin’s Taproot is ready to go, but it's unlikely to be included in the next release
16.10.2020
Developers don't want to move too fast
Taproot Has Been Merged Into Bitcoin Core: Here’s What That Means
15.10.2020
Bitcoin’s long-awaited Taproot update is one step closer to fruition
[článek] Technologie Taproot do Bitcoinu přinese větší ochranu soukromí i úsporu místa v blockchainu
5.8.2020
[6 minut čtení] V článku z minulého týdne o blížícím se bitcoinovém softforku jsme se zlehka dotkli výhod, které pro bitcoinové transakce přináší technologie Taproot. Co ale přesně doopravdy dělá? Článek Chystá se další významný upgrade bitcoinového protokolu. Zatím ale není shoda na tom, jak změnu...
[článek] Chystá se další významný upgrade bitcoinového protokolu. Zatím ale není shoda na tom, jak změnu vynutit
29.7.2020
[8 minut čtení] Téměř tři roky po SegWitu je na obzoru další významnější upgrade bitcoinového protokolu – implementace BIP 341 – Taproot. Tajemné označení Taproot (formálně BIP 341) pod sebou skrývá velmi zajímavou technologii, která by měla přinést do bitcoinového protokolu zlepšení ochrany...
Six Months Later, Bitcoin Community Finally Debates How to Activate Taproot
15.7.2020
The Taproot conversation is continuing with the Bitcoin community having to decide how to begin the months-long activation process
‘Bitcoin Is Not a Privacy Coin’ Says Crypto Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos
9.7.2020
Andreas Antonopoulos discussed how he desired to see Bitcoin have more “privacy features” in a recent live stream Q&A session published on Youtube on July 7. Antonopoulos discussed the privacy-centric coin monero and concepts like stealth addresses and ring signatures. Every once...
Bitcoin’s Future: Exactly How a Coming Upgrade Could Improve Privacy and Scaling
7.4.2020
If the privacy and scaling upgrade Schnorr/Taproot makes it into bitcoin (BTC), it could pave the way for advanced and heretofore impossible projects
Here’s How to Inspect Bitcoin’s Next (Likely) Major Upgrade Yourself
13.2.2020
With bitcoin’s next likely major upgrade in the works, students of the cryptocurrency can inspect the code themselves, helped by core developers