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![What is SegWit? Understanding Bitcoin’s segregated witness](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/05/crypto-news-What-is-SegWit-option01-880x525.webp)
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Interested in knowing what is SegWit? Read our in-depth explanation of the technology, its origins, and its uses in the Bitcoin (BTC) network. Staying current with technical innovations in crypto is crucial for anyone involved, whether you’re a miner, trader,…
![BitMEX announces changes to customer BTC addresses](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/09/crypto-news-Blackfort-Exchange-Announces04-880x525.png)
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BitMEX says the update will not bring a ‘big change’ to its wallet security as the signature scheme is already used for hot withdrawal processing. Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is changing all of its customer Bitcoin (BTC) deposit addresses starting Nov.…
![Litecoin SegWit Adoption Reaches 80% with Bitcoin Still Far Behind](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2020/08/segwit-880x525.jpg)
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Segregated Witness (SegWit) adoption on Litecoin (LTC) is reaching new heights as penetration on the Bitcoin (BTC) chain is beyond the halfway point. However, the delay in platforms like Blockchain.com to get onboard the SegWit train still means users are…
![BitMEX Exchange now Supports Withdrawals to Native SegWit Addresses](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/05/BitMex-Becoming-a-Global-Powerhouse-Obstacles-to-Scaling-and-Upgrade-Framework-880x525.jpg)
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Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX) a bitcoin trading venue that offers professional traders up to 100x leverage, Bitcoin futures and swaps, has announced that it now enabled Bech32 sending support on its platform, making it possible for its users to withdraw…
![Litecoin Trumps Bitcoin in SegWit Adoption](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/08/Litecoin-Trumps-Bitcoin-in-SegWit-Adoption-880x525.jpg)
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SegWit or ‘segregated witness’, is a protocol that reduces the size of transactions and allows for improved malleability of Bitcoin. Adoption of this protocol has surged on Litecoin ahead of Bitcoin, and Charlie Lee believes its success of Litecoin has…
![Block Size Debate Rehashed: Incentives to Run a Full Node Versus a Low Fee Market](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2018/01/Cornell-Research-Bitcoin-Block-Size-Can-Increase-by-1-880x525.jpg)
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Recently, Bitcoin users discovered that many 2 MB blocks were showing up as a result of SegWit adoption and a resulting increase in block capacity. Throughput on the Bitcoin network went from three transactions per second to seven transactions per…
![Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Complete: Summary of Upgrades and Changes](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/05/BCH-Hard-Fork-Updates-and-Changes-880x525.jpg)
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The long-awaited bi-annual hard fork on Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has been rolled out as of 15 May 2019. Schnorr signatures and recovery from SegWit addresses are the biggest takeaways from the hard fork. Network Upgraded Bitcoin Cash’s network has finally…
![Gemini Exchange Implements SegWit Protocol for Bitcoin Wallet](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2019/04/Gemini-Upgrades-Wallet-with-Full-Support-of-SegWit-880x525.jpg)
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According to a Medium post published April 15, 2019, Winklevoss brothers-backed Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has completed the SegWit upgrade of its Bitcoin wallet. Gemini Upgrades to SegWit Protocol The Winklevoss brothers’ affinity for cryptocurrencies is no secret. For the multi-millionaire…
![A Year in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: Q1 2018](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2018/12/A-Year-in-Cryptocurrency-and-Blockchain-Q2-2018-880x525.jpg)
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It is perhaps no secret that the cryptocurrency market failed to meet the expectations of most investors this year. While 2017 was widely regarded to be the year cryptocurrencies and ICOs reached mainstream popularity, 2018 has been impactful in a…
![Charlie Lee and Roger Ver Debate Lightning Network’s Viability](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2018/10/Charlie-Lee-and-Roger-Ver-Debate-Lightning-Networks-Viability-880x525.jpg)
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Bitcoin Cash’s most vocal advocate Roger Ver and Litecoin creator Charlie Lee sat down for a conversation touching on various topics relevant to digital currencies as well as the cryptocurrency community. The debate was held at the end of the…
![Report: Bitcoin’s New Price Ceiling at $100,000](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2018/10/Bitcoins-Theoretical-Price-Ceiling-Is-Now-100k-Per-Coin-880x525.jpg)
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An article published October 8, 2018, talks about why Bitcoin’s highest valuation is now $100,000. This number is derived from the strong relationship between network activity and price that the cryptocurrency has shown in the past. In layman terms, the…
![Full SegWit Support with the New Bitcoin Deployment (Version 0.16.0)](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2018/02/New-Bitcoin-Code-Will-Finally-Boast-Full-SegWit-Support_2-880x525.jpg)
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After much back and forth, SegWit (Segregated Witness) was rolled out in August 2017. It is now prompting developers to assemble an almost “themed” release that will see a new level of congregation for the Bitcoin creator fraternity. Driven primarily…
![A Beginner’s Guide to Newcomer RaiBlock](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2018/01/What-Is-RaiBlocks-A-Beginner’s-Guide-880x525.jpg)
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Since the release of bitcoin in 2009 and by extension, the cryptocurrency ecosystem, have both come a long way. Tossing aside the inevitable discussion about bitcoin’s, which reached astronomical highs in 2017, the past year was also a significant one…
![Electrum 3.0 is first Wallet to enable Bech32 SegWit Addresses](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/05/crypto-news-What-is-SegWit-option01-880x525.webp)
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Last week Electrum 3.0 was released. The new version of the most popular Bitcoin wallet does not just support SegWit, but also uses the new address format Bech32. Electrum 3.0 could be one of the most interesting upgrades of the…
![Understanding Block Weight: How much Capacity does SegWit really Give?](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2017/06/Understanding-Block-Weight-How-much-Capacity-does-SegWit-really-Give1-880x526.jpg)
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With SegWit2x we’ll soon experience the activation of SegWit. Block size will be replaced by block weight, transactions capacity will be increased, and fees will fall. But how exactly and to what scope is not an easy question. In recent…
![SegWit2x Alpha is Out: More than 75 percent of Blocks Signal Support](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2017/06/SegWit2x-Alpha-is-Out-More-than-75-percent-of-Blocks-Signal-Support-880x526.jpg)
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On June 16, Jeff Garzik announced the Alpha release of SegWit2x. After all, miners who have signed the agreement started to signal for its activation, SegWit2x is nearly instantly backed by more than 75 percent of the hash rate. The…