Where Bitcoin Mining Pools Stand on Segregated Witness

Where Bitcoin Mining Pools Stand on Segregated Witness

For the first time, bitcoin miners have been able to signal support for Segregated Witness this past week. Developed as a soft fork, the proposed centerpiece of Bitcoin Core’s scalability roadmaprequires 95 percent of all blocks within a single two week difficulty period to signal readiness for the change. If the threshold is reached, the solution is....


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