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Proposed Segregated Witness (SegWit), the most significant protocol upgrade since Bitcoin's creation. By separating signature data from transaction data, SegWit fixed transaction malleability, enabled the Lightning Network, increased effective block capacity, and introduced a new transaction format — all via a backward-compatible soft fork.
Mike Hearn publishes 'The resolution of the Bitcoin experiment,' declaring that Bitcoin has failed due to governance breakdown and the block size stalemate. He announces he has sold all his coins and is leaving the project.
In a CoinGeek interview, Mike Hearn offers rare reflections on Satoshi Nakamoto's personality, describing him as someone who enjoyed experimenting and discussing possibilities but grew frustrated when evangelical personalities arrived in the community.