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⛓️ First SegWit Transaction

On August 24, 2017, the first SegWit transaction was published on Bitcoin mainnet. The new protocol was a significant improvement over the traditional approach, bringing many changes – from optimizing block space to enabling the implementation of the Lightning Network.
  • Image 1: ⛓️ First SegWit Transaction