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August 24, 2017Protocol & scalingConsensus activationsdocumented

Segregated Witness activates on Bitcoin

SegWit activated at block 481824, introducing a new transaction format and effective block-weight system.

The soft fork fixed third-party transaction malleability for SegWit spends and separated signature data into a witness structure. It also enabled safer construction of layered protocols such as the Lightning Network.