Milestone
Bitcoin
2021
Bitcoin Taproot Activation
Taproot went live, improving privacy and enabling more flexible smart contract spending conditions.
Event date: 2021-11-14
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Key Facts
Peak metricBlock 709,632
OutcomeExpanded script functionality
ChainBitcoin
Year2021
Typemilestone
Tags
upgrade
privacy
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