[Bitcoin-segwit2x] NYA WG members drop support of Segwit2x?

Jeff Garzik jeff at bloq.com
Mon Jul 17 00:31:53 UTC 2017


That is outside the scope of a mailing list focused on technical
implementation of segwit2x.

This is not a generalized news forum, but more like an IETF technical
working group.

On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 8:28 PM, Peter BitcoinReminder.com via
Bitcoin-segwit2x <bitcoin-segwit2x at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> Today ViaBTC announced[1] that they are supporting the Bitcoin-ABC
> hardfork (initiated by Bitmain[2]). It seems that Roger Ver / Bitcoin.com
> <http://bitcoin.com/> is now considering[3] that his pool may drop
> support for the NY agreement as well, at least partially.
>
> Since the summed hashrate of these parties is presently around 30% it
> throws into question if the NYA participants still intend to apply their
> hashrate to Segwit2x activation as they previously agreed. SegWit2x has set
> an activation threshold of 80% of the network hashrate so the participation
> of these mining signatories is key.
>
> Due to the tight timeframe which is left for the activation, I would
> really love to hear feedback from the aforementioned participants and
> working group members to clear up these apparently conflicting statements
> of hashpower support. This will inform all of us as to whether it is still
> worth our precious time and effort to test and review the Segwit2x code. It
> will help to reduce market uncertainty if all participants in the NYA would
> continue to make their stances firm and clear so that their support of the
> NYA is still recognized as significant.
>
> [1] http://www.trustnodes.com/2017/07/16/viabtc-will-support-bitcoinabc
> [2] https://themerkle.com/what-is-bitcoin-abc/
> [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/6nlgx7/viabtc_will_
> support_bitcoinabc/dkadwms/
>
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