“This risk is probably best countered by offering enough time to upgrade. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees on how much time is enough; some think forced signaling could start within a year, others believe it should take several years.” – Aaron Van Wirdum

Taproot is here! Now just how the hell do we decide to do the upgrade? Aaron Van Wirdum brings us another great piece at Bitcoin Magazine on the varied discussions on how to implement a Bitcoin soft fork in the post-SegWit days. Do we have PTSD, or are we ready for another leap in the Bitcoin protocol?

Check out the original at Bitcoin Magazine:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bip-8-bip-9-or-modern-soft-fork-activation-how-bitcoin-could-upgrade-next

For further reading/listening on Segwit, Taproot, Schnorr, & more, check out these other awesome articles below:

Taproot is Coming

• https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_318—Taproot-is-Coming-Aaron-van-Wirdum-e8um0c
The Long Road to Segwit

• https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_054—The-Long-Road-To-Segwit-e2ndsv

Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy

• https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_226—Schnorr-Signatures–The-Inevitability-of-Privacy-in-Bitcoin-Lucas-Nuzzi-e3jfhi
Paying Yourself for Privacy on Lightning

• https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_352—Paying-Yourself-for-Privacy-on-Lightning—Aaron-Van-Wirdum-eaq2go
Simplifying Lightning with the “No Input” Class

• https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_297—Simplifying-Lightning–The-Noinput-Class-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e5fhoa
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