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It isn't that simple yet.

SegWit2X, which is about to activate is a compromise that gives both Segwit (improving off-chain) and a slight increase.

There is however uncertainty among big blockers about the increase as it is three months later, so it could still fail resulting in SegWit only.

The Bitcoin Cash (ABC) fork is addressing this by forking non-SegWit and bigger blocks, though its support is rather uncertain at this point.



So ABC is like a threat of forking if 2x doesn't happen 3 months later?

Is that 2x increase enough to appease the big blockers? As in, does it settle the discussion or this will happen again in 12 months?




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