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Years into the great bitcoin scaling debate no solution is in reach. Neither bigger blocks nor Segregated Witness have anywhere near consensus support. With the conflict escalating, a bitcoin fork has become a real possibility.
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Possible outcomes include that bitcoin Unlimited gains a majority of hashing power and starts mining bigger blocks. In the event of a fork, a proof-of-work change could be done to defend the minority chain from miner attacks. And lately a proposal was brought forward to activate SegWit without the support of the hashing power.
- Thomas Voegtlin, developer of the popular Electrum Wallet, joined us to shed light on these complex issues and share his perspective on the best way forward.
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- ASICBoost and its potential role in the conflict
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- How a bitcoin fork could happen
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- How to split coins in case of a fork
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- How UASF could be used to activate SegWit without miner support
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- Requirements for UASF to be safe
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- How Electrum would handle a fork
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Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, S?ƒbastien Couture & Meher Roy.
