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November 18, 2016Protocol & scalingConsensus activationsdocumented

SegWit miner signaling begins

The first full 2,016-block BIP 9 signaling period for SegWit began at block 439,488.

Miners could set version bit 1 to indicate readiness to enforce the new rules. The first period ended far below the 95% lock-in threshold, beginning months of debate over activation that continued into 2017.