Isa ito sa mga hottest topic ngayon kung saan ba papanig ang mga Bitcoin users sa Bitcoin Core ba o sa Bitcoin Unlimited , ikaw saan ka ba papanig? Pero alam na ba natin kung ano ba talaga ang
“Segregated Witness” (proposed by Bitcoin Core) at ang
“Bitcoin Unlimited” (proposed by Roger Ver)?
At alam na ba narin natin ang
Hard fork at
Soft fork?
Ano nga ba ang Hard fork?A mandatory software update that conflicts with the older version. Your program won’t run if you don’t update it. An example can be finding a critical bug that allows people to exploit the software therefor everyone is required to update their program in order to continue using it.
If you don’t update – you can’t use the program. Also, there is no way to reverse a hard fork once created in case some unexpected bugs or issues comes along. If that’s the case you’ll just have to do yet another hard fork and revert back to the old version.
source Ano nga ba ang Soft fork?A software update that doesn’t conflict with the existing software, isn’t mandatory and allows the network to adjust to the new features implemented on the go. While a soft fork is in place even computers running the old program will still be able to use the program.
After a while when most of the computers running the program have updated to the new software a hard fork is implemented for the remaining minority if needed. If the soft fork doesn’t work out, has bugs or people don’t adopt it – it’s completely reversible and you can go back to the older version.
source Ano nga ba ang Segregated Witness?Ang Segregated Witness short for Segwit proposed by Bitcoin Core ay isang Soft Fork na gustong ipatupad ng Bitcoin Core na gustong i-maintain ang 1mb block size limit.Na gustong i-optimized ang code na kayang iminimimize ang mga transactions at gumamit ng mga ibat ibang techniques para maparami ang transactions volumes.
At isa rin itong upgrade na nagsasaayos ng mga Bitcoin Bug.
Ano nga ba ang Bitcoin Unlimited?Ang Bitcoin Unlimited ay isang hard fork na gustong palakihin ang block size limit (2mb) na para mapabilis ang transaction at para makatipid narin.
SegWit Pros1. Fixes an important issue called Malleability bug in the Bitcoin protocol
2. Shrinks transaction size in way that is equals to having a 2-3mb block size
3. Additional security and efficiency gains for the Bitcoin protocol
4.Initiates through a soft fork
Segwit Cons1. Not a long term solution (eventually we will need bigger blocks)
Bitcoin Unlimited Pros1.Increases the capacity of Bitcoin transactions
2.Long term solution – the block size in basically unlimited
Bitcoin Unlimited Cons1.Requires a hard fork = irreversible
2.Puts more control into the hands of miners (who get the decide on the block size)
3.Small development team with questionable track record
4.Hasn’t been tested yet
Ang Segwit ay ma-iimplement na sa August 1 ,2017 kaya mas better na may kontrol ka sa mga keys mo.