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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: ViaBTC: Should we active Segwit?
by
bartolo
on 07/05/2017, 12:42:49 UTC
It's been less than a month since the last time they announced that they are against it https://medium.com/@ViaBTC/why-we-dont-support-segwit-91d44475cc18
Do you guys believe that they changed their mind  so quick and now they are seriously thinking to start signaling segwit?

It is one thing to consider the theory and another thing is to see the practical use it is having and see how it is working. The application of Segwit in Litecoin is serving as a test field for Bitcoin and this application is giving very positive results, it is normal that more and more voices asking that it apply to Bitcoin.

Basically pick the better option.


14.00  BTC per block @ 1500 BTC/USD

12.75 BTC per block @ 2000 BTC/USD



Which option would the miners choose?


$ 21000 the first option, $ 25500 the second one, and 2000 BTC/USD is a conservative prediction thinking in medium term. Once the scalability issue is resolved the price will rise significantly and the users will complaint when they have to pay 50 cents (0.00025) per transaction.