What is SegWit (Segregated Witness)? by futuremind

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musing-threads · @futuremind · Oct 8 '18

What is SegWit (Segregated Witness)?

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@awesomianist · Oct 8 '18

What is SegWit (Segregated Witness)?

<p>Any ELI5 version? I can read the source itself you know...</p>

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@futuremind · Oct 8 '18

What is SegWit (Segregated Witness)?

<p>My simplest understanding is, it's a process where data is removed from the blockchain so other data will have more space within the blockchain.</p><p>The data that is removed and made separate is the transaction data, hence the reason the witnesses nodes are considered "separate" or "segregated". I hope this makes sense somewhat. </p>

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