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Chinese Miners Announce Accelerated Development and Activation of Segwit2x
A new agreement has been struck among Chinese Bitcoin exchanges and mining companies representing the majority of Bitcoin’s hashing power. They agree to accelerate the development and activation of the Segwit2x scaling upgrade.
Miners Supporting Segwit2x

Segwit2x, also known as the New York Agreement, is an industry-wide compromise that CEO and founder of Digital Currency Group Barry Silbert spearheaded in May to activate the Segregated Witness (Segwit) scaling upgrade for Bitcoin. The plan instantly gained popularity among a large group of Bitcoin miners and many businesses globally. On Saturday, June 17, Silbert tweeted:

Chinese miners representing over 80% of Bitcoin network hash rate have reconfirmed their support for Segwit2x.
The confirmation stems from an announcement made on Thursday by a coalition of Bitcoin miners and exchanges known as the Chinese Bitcoin roundtable.
read more:https://news.bitcoin.com/chinese-miners-segwit2x/
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