In a year that has been marked by pontification on what it means to be a “Bitcoin maximalist,” the implosion of numerous centralized “crypto” projects and the excommunication of self-interested ...

Greedy bots have launched an RBF transaction war over Bitcoin sent to a compromised wallet, according to a post from X.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bitcoin is the first and probably the most famous cryptocurrency, which was launched in 2009. Starting as a digital currency with limited use to being one of the most valuable financial assets today, ...

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 ...