Segregated witness question

[Peter789]

We are all concerned about the btc dispute.
I read that the Segregated witness had a host of other improvements to protocol.

Could anyone please tell me what other improvements these are?

Thanks

[BurtW]

One I learned about the other day:  256 bit Bitcoin addresses in addition to the 160 bit addresses we have today.

You can about the reasoning here:  

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1895455.0;all

The actual details of the proposal are better found in BIP 173:

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0173.mediawiki

[bitkilo]

Another good link to read up on what SegWit will bring to the network is this one: https://bitcoincore.org/en/2016/01/26/segwit-benefits/

[Peter789]

Thanks guys. I shall read them tomorrow.

[Peter789]

Ok well some of that went straight above my head. However, i got some good points.

I read that a compromise is in the air....what is that?

Could somebody please post a link?

Peter