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SegWit

Short for “Segregated Witness.” This refers to separating transaction signatures from Bitcoin transactions to increase the number of transactions recorded in one block.

  • Updated May 21, 2022
  • First published May 21, 2022
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Short for “Segregated Witness.” This refers to separating transaction signatures from Bitcoin transactions to increase the number of transactions recorded in one block.

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