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Today marks the 6th anniversary of Bitcoin’s Independence Day.

SegWit separated signatures and transactions within BTC blocks, increasing Bitcoin’s block capacity without increasing its original block size limit. This ensured anyone, anywhere, could run a node and verify #Bitcoin.

#UASF #BitcoinIndependenceDay
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₿lack Swan · 140w
Props to nostr:npub1lh273a4wpkup00stw8dzqjvvrqrfdrv2v3v4t8pynuezlfe5vjnsnaa9nk for his work on SegWit 🦾
MSServices Global · 140w
Some interesting details around Bitcoin Independence Day: The New York Agreement and the subsequent hard fork and split into BTC and BCH was an important event in Bitcoin's history. It represents the culmination of the conflict between big and small blockers that had been going on since 2013. The si...
Luke Dashjr · 140w
Who is posting for blockstream these days that apparently doesn't understand segwit at all? 😮‍💨
Rusty · 140w
Damn.. It's been 6 years already? https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_2060817086578518121690907341.webp
RealJohnDoe · 140w
It was about the #miners trying to #seize #control of the #Bitcoin #protocol for themselves. Basically saying #fuck #you to the rest of Bitcoin. Unfortunately it's happened again. The #miners are using #inscriptions to #artificially inflate #fees. Filling the #blockchain with gigabytes of #spam and...