Quote from: Siren on July 17, 2017, 10:16:47 PM

Quote from: Dr Bloggood on July 17, 2017, 05:34:20 PM

It looks like the biggest uncertainties will be resolved this Friday, July 21st. With far above 80% support for SegWit2x, August 1st should not matter anymore (as BIP 148 will not trigger).

That would mean between now and Thursday should be the best time to buy.

On the other hand, August 1st is passed around everywhere as the "day of doom." Many uninformed people out there. So maybe wait till July 31st to buy? And will there be any risks left after Segwit is activated later this week?

The key question is: How much FUD will be left in the market after Friday...?

It has already begun. It was earlier than expected:

The Bitcoin Scaling Countdown: Miners Begin Running Segwit2x Software

It seems July 17 has initiated the beginning steps towards Segwit2x activation as the code has been released and miners who supported the New York Agreement (NYA) have started running the new BTC1 software.

source: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-scaling-countdown-miners-segwit2x-software/

Wohoo. I' excited for this. Let's hope that it will all the uncertainty now.

Yup... looks like it. Ironically, it started soon after I created this thread.

I didn't know they were already starting to run SegWit today; I thought they would start Friday.

But that doesn't mean the price can't go down again before August 1st... We will see.