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Topic: Coinbase CEO open to Segwit activation (Read 513 times)

hero member
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January 08, 2017, 02:02:21 AM
#8
Good news just keep popping out. I thought only bad news will be the only thing I will read on bitcointalk.org thread, but this one is another good news. If good news keeps coming up bitcoin could survive the threats brought by fiat digital currency. Segwit activation will bring more profit to bitcoin and smile to miners. With this coming I guess Ill mine bitcoins again.
newbie
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January 08, 2017, 12:08:27 AM
#7
Big blocks is lame inefficient solution. Satoshi would never suggest it whereas there's far more progressive idea as SegWit
legendary
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January 07, 2017, 11:55:51 PM
#6
As seen on Twitter. https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/817258015619321857

This was tweeted yesterday and I cannot believe we all have missed it. Now that he supports it, will we see the tide change and see more support from other exchanges and merchants, and more importantly other miners and mining pools?

Brian Armstrong may be able to rendeem himself from all the stupid comments and sarcastic jokes he made on Twitter.

wasn't coinbase already supporting SegWit before? i swear i saw the name Coinbase listed on those who support it!

but anyways, this is good news that one more is on board but we need miners to accept SegWit otherwise it doesn't matter much who else accepts it.

I do not think so. I was under the impression that Brian Armstrong was influenced by Roger Ver and the other big blockers. I do not neither judge or hate the big blockers. If you study the history of Bitcoin, it was Satoshi who was for big blocks and on-blockchain scaling. Then it was Hal Finney who was for smaller blocks and offchain transactions. Both ideas have their pros and cons. For us ordinary people in the community we should listen to both arguments and learn from them.
copper member
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January 07, 2017, 01:13:13 AM
#5
I am honestly surprised by this. SegWit runs counter to the goals that those who want on chain scaling because it will pave the way for LN, which will make any serious on chain scaling unlikely. 

Maybe all the ridiculous claims that coinbase was hacked and that coinbase is insolvent was hurting their business too much.
newbie
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January 07, 2017, 12:22:04 AM
#4
As seen on Twitter. https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/817258015619321857

This was tweeted yesterday and I cannot believe we all have missed it. Now that he supports it, will we see the tide change and see more support from other exchanges and merchants, and more importantly other miners and mining pools?

Brian Armstrong may be able to rendeem himself from all the stupid comments and sarcastic jokes he made on Twitter.

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hero member
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Bazinga!
January 07, 2017, 12:16:56 AM
#3
As seen on Twitter. https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/817258015619321857

This was tweeted yesterday and I cannot believe we all have missed it. Now that he supports it, will we see the tide change and see more support from other exchanges and merchants, and more importantly other miners and mining pools?

Brian Armstrong may be able to rendeem himself from all the stupid comments and sarcastic jokes he made on Twitter.

wasn't coinbase already supporting SegWit before? i swear i saw the name Coinbase listed on those who support it!

but anyways, this is good news that one more is on board but we need miners to accept SegWit otherwise it doesn't matter much who else accepts it.
sr. member
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January 07, 2017, 12:08:58 AM
#2
Good news  Smiley. We need to apply segwit as fast as possible. Commissions and unconfirmed transactions are impressive
legendary
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January 06, 2017, 11:55:00 PM
#1
As seen on Twitter. https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/817258015619321857

This was tweeted yesterday and I cannot believe we all have missed it. Now that he supports it, will we see the tide change and see more support from other exchanges and merchants, and more importantly other miners and mining pools?

Brian Armstrong may be able to rendeem himself from all the stupid comments and sarcastic jokes he made on Twitter.
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