Inflation fears sparks Bitcoin rally before Taproot – Crypto Roundup, Nov 15,...

Inflation fears sparks Bitcoin rally before Taproot – Crypto Roundup, Nov 15,...

First major upgrade in four years set to accelerate Bitcoin innovation  After briefly eclipsing all-time highs on shocking inflation figures, Bitcoin settled down to finish the week with 2% losses as the long-awaited Taproot upgrade was activated At its peak on Wednesday, Bitcoin flirted with the $69K level. Within a few hours however, fresh fears […]


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Taproot Lock-in Achieved — Bitcoin Network Set to Activate Biggest Upgrade in...

The ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot is now complete. Data from taproot.watch details the lock-in has been achieved and it was locked in at block height 687,285 and mined by the mining pool Slushpool. Bitcoin Taproot Lock-in Complete at Block Height 687,285 Taproot is coming this November as the web portal taproot.watch indicates that the lock-in period of signaling has finished. “This period has reached 1815 Taproot signaling blocks, which is required for lock-in.” The Taproot upgrade is considered one of the largest upgrades....