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Bitcoin => Development & Technical Discussion => Topic started by: Equilux on June 20, 2017, 02:27:39 PM



Title: Is BIP91 a really big deal?
Post by: Equilux on June 20, 2017, 02:27:39 PM
I'm surprised that there isn't more excitement about BIP91, to me it seems like a pretty big deal that can avoid a lot of pain and problems approaching the first august.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bip91-segwit-activation-kludge-should-keep-bitcoin-whole/ (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bip91-segwit-activation-kludge-should-keep-bitcoin-whole/)

Or am I missing something?


Title: Re: Is BIP91 a really big deal?
Post by: ActiveP on June 21, 2017, 03:03:43 AM
It is a big deal, It is a safe and fast method to achieve segwit activation @ eighty percent miner signalling. Miners could possibly consent to activate segwit via BIP148 only if fifty one percent of them vote to do so.