What if Bitcoin Doesn’t Get SegWit?
Finally, Osuntokun also commented on what would happen in a hypothetical scenario where SegWit is never activated on Bitcoin. At first, he pointed to Litecoin, which has already activated SegWit, as an option for further testing.
“We can basically use Litecoin as kind of a testbed,” said Osuntokun. “We can basically test our software out on something that’s a little bit smaller scale to make sure it’s actually hardened and works well.”
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