Protocol
ProtocolLegendary
BIP 91 Locks In — SegWit Path Cleared
Miners signal overwhelming support for SegWit activation.
BTC Price
$2,700
Importance
88/100
BIP 91 locked in with overwhelming miner support, paving the way for Segregated Witness. A victory for the UASF (User-Activated Soft Fork) movement that threatened to reject non-SegWit blocks.
Tags
#segwit#uasf#bip91
What else happened around this time?
ProtocolMajor
UASF Movement Gains Momentum
Users threaten to reject non-SegWit blocks.
BTC $1,400#uasf#segwit
ForksLegendary
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
Contentious fork creates Bitcoin Cash at block 478,558.
BTC $2,800#bitcoin-cash#fork
ProtocolEpoch
SegWit Activates
Segregated Witness goes live at block 481,824.
BTC $4,200#segwit#upgrade
GovernmentMajor
Japan Recognizes Bitcoin as Legal Payment
Japan's Payment Services Act recognizes Bitcoin as legal payment method.
BTC $1,100#japan#legal