SegWit faces renewed debate as developers question soft fork limits, governance norms, and Bitcoin’s long term scaling model.

A Bitcoin developer has revived criticism of SegWit, arguing its soft fork design increased complexity and limited future ...

August 1 marks the eighth anniversary of a key moment in Bitcoin’s (BTC) history — the initial activation of Segregated Witness (SegWit) in 2017, a key software upgrade that reshaped the network’s ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Ted Rogers, the president at Xapo, a widely utilized cryptocurrency wallet and vault, has revealed that the platform has activated Segregated Witness (SegWit), the scaling solution developed by the ...

BIP-110 reflects growing frustration among node operators who believe the network is drifting from its original purpose.

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 ...