Bitcoin Core version 0.21.1 has been released and is now available for download. The update includes mainnet and testnet activation parameters for the Taproot soft fork (BIP341), which also adds ...

The path to activation for Bitcoin’s Taproot protocol upgrade is underway after the recent Bitcoin Core version 0.21.1 release included its activation code, and the largest mining pools are already ...

Taproot brings new optimizations to security and usability to the Bitcoin network as the activation is locked in. By the time this is published, Taproot will be locked-in for activation. This means ...

Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc MARA a large Bitcoin (BTC) miner which operates the Mara Pool, will implement the latest Bitcoin Core 0.21.1 software on its mining hardware, signaling support for ...

The code for Taproot’s “Speedy Trial,” an activation method for Bitcoin’s biggest upgrade in years, has been merged into Bitcoin Core. On April 15, Bitcoin Core developers Fanquake and Marco Falke ...

Many of Bitcoin’s most active stakeholders have just about nailed down the activation method for Taproot, the Bitcoin software’s biggest upgrade in years. In a public meeting on Internet Relay Chat ...

Bitcoin Core version 0.21.1 is now available for download, including activation parameters for the Schnorr and Taproot protocol upgrade. Bitcoin Core is the original Bitcoin software client launched ...