Taproot Signaling Begins

Miners began signaling support for the Taproot soft fork.

Speedy Trial activation required 90% of blocks in a difficulty period to signal readiness. Miner support climbed through May and June before lock-in at block 687,284.

What else happened around this time?

June 12, 2021ProtocolMajor

Taproot Upgrade Locked In

Miners signal support for Bitcoin's biggest upgrade since SegWit.

BTC $36,000#taproot#upgrade

November 14, 2021ProtocolLegendary

Taproot Activates

Bitcoin's biggest upgrade since SegWit — Schnorr signatures go live.

BTC $65,000#taproot#schnorr

November 18, 2020PriceLegendary

Bitcoin Reclaims 2017 All-Time High

BTC breaks $18,000 — entering price discovery.

BTC $18,000#ath#price-discovery

February 8, 2021AdoptionLegendary

Tesla Buys $1.5B in Bitcoin

Elon Musk puts Tesla on the Bitcoin balance sheet.

BTC $46,000#tesla#elon-musk