Segregated Witness upgrade

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bitcoin protocol upgrade
gptkbp:activatedBy 2017-08-24
gptkbp:activatedVia BIP9 version bits
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:SegWit
gptkbp:BIPNumber gptkb:BIP141
gptkbp:enables gptkb:Lightning_Network
future protocol upgrades
bech32 address format
witness discount
gptkbp:firstActivatedOn gptkb:Bitcoin_2017-08-24
gptkb:Litecoin_2017-05-10
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Segregated Witness upgrade
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Bitcoin
gptkb:Litecoin
gptkbp:improves gptkb:security
scalability
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Pieter_Wuille
gptkbp:purpose fix transaction malleability
increase block capacity
enable second-layer solutions
gptkbp:reduces transaction fees
transaction size
gptkbp:removes signature data from main block
gptkbp:separates witness data from transaction data
gptkbp:softFork true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SegWit_upgrade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7