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Re: About the "Unknown block versions being mined!" warning
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B3dr0ck
on 20/07/2017, 05:52:57 UTC
I see this error as well - that is why I'm on this thread, reading through it ....

I'm trying to reconcile this thread with Coinbase's recent email.  Are we talking about here the User Activated Soft Fork (UASF) that Coinbase is referring to?

Coinbase also refers to User Activated Hard Fork (UAHF) that is scheduled for Aug, 1st.  They are not supporting this fork.

This error is related to the UASF - which does not require a software upgrade on wallets of core 14+ (or some 13s versions), and Coinbase is supporting?

Is this coinbase message since we started seeing the BIP 91 signaling?  What is coinbase saying in their message?  Some of us on the thread aren't coinbase customers.

First I saw the email was yesterday.  Here's the email:
"The User Activated Hard Fork (UAHF) is a proposal to increase the Bitcoin block size scheduled to activate on August 1. The UAHF is incompatible with the current Bitcoin ruleset and will create a separate blockchain. Should UAHF activate on August 1, Coinbase will not support the new blockchain or its associated coin.

The User Activated Soft Fork (UASF) is a proposal to adopt Segregated Witness on the Bitcoin blockchain and could result in network instability. It is scheduled to activate at the same time as the UAHF.

To ensure the safety of customers’ funds, we will temporarily suspend bitcoin deposits, withdrawals, and buy/sell starting approximately 4 hours before activation of either fork."