New: fastertransactionsAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917hive-183959zzanhive-185836hive-180932steemhive-166405hive-150122hive-101145photographyhive-183397hive-144064uncommonlabhive-184714hive-188619krsuccesslifehive-145157bitcoinhive-103599hive-180301hive-193637hive-193186TrendingNewHotLikersghayas (68)in segwit • 7 years agoWhat is SegWit, why do we use it, and what is the benefit of it?"SegWit" is short for "segregated witness", which is a very specific change to Bitcoin that separates transaction signatures from the transactions themselves. SegWit closes most…