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<p class="MsoNormal">Master Jeff thanks for the update. I was hoping this update would herald btc1 as the new bitcoin reference client post Nov HF, but having read you latter message I am pleased that there is a commitment to keep the client up to date post
 fork. I suppose that’ll suffice as it’ll effectively become the reference client in all but name. All good.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Is the threshold for release still 80% miner signaling?&nbsp;
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</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">If miner signaling for NYA falls significantly, would it be considered new information?<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">FYI: latest metric is NYA signaling at 75% in the last 24h [1], with the position of ViaBTC still unclear<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">[1] <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoin.dance%2Fblocks&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cpekatete%40hotmail.com%7Ce0c979047c0d4b566bde08d51bd4f601%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636445523819541101&amp;sdata=I%2FNPcMB30rzZRxuCdBSmMnPe0X203M%2BxeznY0JbvoN8%3D&amp;reserved=0">
https://coin.dance/blocks</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Why would the threshold (if any that is) be compared to metrics based on 24h signalling when the upgrade was in the works for over 2 years?
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<p class="MsoNormal">The upgrade was activated and locked-in over 2 difficulty adjustment windows, which I suggest would be an appropriate time-span to gather metrics when suggesting a threshold.<o:p></o:p></p>
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