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Bitcoin Scaling

Taproot

Production

Mainnet Upgrade Bitcoin Privacy

Taproot, activated in November 2021, introduces Schnorr signatures, P2TR outputs, and Tapscript, enhancing Bitcoin’s privacy, efficiency, and smart contract capabilities.

Technical Details

Liveness Status

Production

Consensus Mechanism

Proof of Work

Security Model

Bitcoin L1

Data Availability

Bitcoin L1

Bridge Mechanism

None

External Links

Bitcoin Website

https://bitcoin.org

BIP-340

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0340.mediawiki

BIP-341

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0341.mediawiki

BIP-342

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0342.mediawiki

Metadata

Slug

taproot