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| {{Short description|Soft fork change in the transaction format of Bitcoin}} | |||
| '''Taproot''', is the name used for a proposed and agreed ] change in the transaction format of ]. The fork adds support for ]s, and improves functionality of ]s and the ]. The fork will take effect in November 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sigalos|first=MacKenzie|date=2021-06-09|title=Bitcoin just got its first makeover in four years|language=en-US|work=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/12/bitcoin-taproot-upgrade-what-it-means.html|access-date=2021-06-15|issn=}}</ref> The upgrade will add privacy features to Bitcoin.<ref>{{Cite news|last= Kharif|first=Olga|date=2021-06-15|title=Bitcoin to get more privacy features in Taproot update, making it harder to trace payments|language=en-US|work=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-15/bitcoin-network-approves-privacy-update-as-scrutiny-increases|access-date=2021-06-23|issn=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last= Locke|first=Taylor|date=2021-06-14|title=7 key things that happened in crypto over the past week|language=en-US|work=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/14/7-key-things-that-happened-in-crypto-over-the-past-week.html|access-date=2021-06-23|issn=}}</ref> Bitcoin Improvement Proposal numbers BIP340, BIP341, BIP342 are collectively known as Taproot.<ref></ref> | |||
| == Taproot advantages == | |||
| * Complex transactions, such as those requiring multiple signatures or those with delayed release, are indistinguishable from simple transactions in terms of on-chain data. | |||
| * Reduced transaction costs: The data size of complex Bitcoin transactions is reduced, which leads to lower transaction fees. | |||
| * Support for more complicated conditions for a transaction via new type of signature. | |||
| * Benefits for the ]: More flexibility, privacy enhancement, lower costs | |||
| == Critics == | |||
| On May 2021 in an interview to ], he expressed concerns about Taproot potentially not improving privacy, making forensic sort of flow analysis easier. Main Bitcoin developers and privacy advocates disagreed with his assessment.<ref>{{citation |url=https://decrypt.co/70470/bitcoin-privacy-feud-erupts-edward-snowden-pans-long-awaited-taproot-upgrade |title=Bitcoin Privacy Feud Erupts After Edward Snowden Pans Long-Awaited Taproot Upgrade |publisher=Decrypt |date=2021-05-10 |accessdate=2021-06-02}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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