Taproot

The Bitcoin Taproot upgrade, which aims to improve privacy and efficiency on the blockchain network, went live Sunday. "The Hash" team discusses the significance of Bitcoin's most significant network upgrade in four years and what it means for the bitcoin community.

Nov 15, 2021

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineNov 15, 2021

Following the activation of Bitcoin's long-awaited Taproot upgrade, Gritt Trakulhoon, an analyst at Titan, discusses his bitcoin analysis and outlook. "Right now, you can see that the run from $30K to $60K for bitcoin was .. moved by institutions," Trakulhoon said. "I believe $60K to $100K will be moved by retail."

Nov 15, 2021

Chinese official expelled over crypto mining. Bitcoin's Taproot upgrade goes live. Hong Kong police make arrests after crypto kidnapping. We'll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Nov 15, 2021

Taproot, the long-anticipated Bitcoin upgrade, activated Sunday at block 709,632, opening the door for developers to integrate new features that will improve privacy, scalability, and security on the network. CoinDesk Managing Editor for Technology Christie Harkin explains how it works and the new features this upgrade could bring to the network.

Nov 15, 2021

The Week in Review panel for "All About Bitcoin" discusses the potential catalyst for this week's crypto markets flash crash. Plus, taking a look at this past week's stories making waves in the cryptocurrency space: BTC mining difficulty is recovering, node adoption for Taproot has gone over 50%, and the SEC is cracking down on Coinbase.

Sep 10, 2021

CoinDesk Managing Editor of Technology Christie Harkin and Managing Editor of Markets Brad Keoun discuss this past week's top stories moving the crypto markets, including the Fed's announcement of raising interest rates, hedge funds pledging more capital to crypto, the impact of El Salvador's currency law, rising ESG concerns, China's crackdowns on bitcoin mining operations, and Taproot activation.

Jun 18, 2021

Bitcoin's Taproot upgrade, which opens up possibilities for privacy, multi-signature wallets, security, and scaling, has finally achieved its activation lock-in with a 90% mandate. But who will actually adopt this and integrate the improvements it offers? "The Hash" team weighs in.

Jun 14, 2021

Exploring what’s to come next week in the world of bitcoin as the price of BTC consolidates and the Bitcoin network’s Taproot activation continues.

Jun 11, 2021

Adoption of multi-signature addresses rose significantly after first being introduced, but since 2019 have plateaued. The much-anticipated Taproot activation is expected to boost multi-sig use. CoinDesk's Galen Moore joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the importance of multi-signature technology.

Jun 2, 2021