BIP91 The SegWit Activation Kludge That Should Keep Bitcoin Whole

Bitcoins long-lasting scaling debate appeared to be heading toward a climax lately, with two proposals gaining significant traction. At one end of the fence there is Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 148 BIP148, a user activated soft fork UASF originally proposed by the pseudonymous developer shaolinfry. On the other, theres SegWit2x, an agreement forged between a significant number of Bitcoin companies and miners.The good news is that both of these proposals have a short-term solution in common b

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