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March 05, 2018, 02:43:55 AM |
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Bitcoin had a rather depressing weekend when it closed at $ 11,240 late in the session. But to this morning, the BTC has had a pretty good start this week as its price has risen 2.4% to $ 11,513. Despite a good run, Bitcoin's price still faces a resistance of $ 12,000.
After releasing full support for Segregated Witness (SegWit) technology in its latest customer release last month, Bitcoin Core now has more nodes in its network than it did in the past.
SegWit allows Bitcoin trading to be faster and cheaper, currently accounting for about 29% of total BTC transactions, and major exchanges such as Coinbase and Bitfinex also use SegWit.
In addition, the rapid growth of the Lightning Network shows that Bitcoin is becoming more and more a currency. This technology allows almost instantaneous Bitcoin transactions, which now have nearly 1,000 active node on its official network, despite its stability guarantee from some emerging industries. Bitcoin.
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