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Event November 8, 2017 Added May 6, 2026 Updated July 26, 2026 Mailing List

SegWit2x cancelled about a week before activation — Mike Belshe ends the New York Agreement (November 2017)

Mike Belshe

Mike Belshe suspended the SegWit2x hard fork on the mailing list, about a week before the planned 2 MB activation at block 494784. The New York Agreement collapsed without a chain split.

Event August 15, 2015 Added June 2, 2026 Updated September 13, 2026 Analysis

The block-size war (2015–2017) — Bitcoin XT, BIP148, the New York Agreement, and the Bitcoin Cash fork

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Mike Hearn, Gavin Andresen, Roger Ver, Jihan Wu, Amaury Séchet, Mike Belshe, Gregory Maxwell, Pieter Wuille, Wladimir van der Laan

Cross-cutting reading of Bitcoin's 2015–2017 block-size war by phase, faction, and turning point: Bitcoin XT, BIP148 UASF, the New York Agreement, Bitcoin Cash, SegWit2x cancellation.

Event October 1, 2013 Added May 6, 2026 Updated September 19, 2026 Biography

Mike Belshe (1971–) — BitGo co-founder and CEO, signed and then cancelled the New York Agreement / SegWit2x

Mike Belshe

American engineer. Pre-Bitcoin HTTP/2 (SPDY) contributor. Co-founded BitGo (2013) for institutional Bitcoin custody. Signed and then cancelled the New York Agreement / SegWit2x (November 2017).