As anyone with half an ear turned toward the crypto ecosystem knows, the Bitcoin network is anticipating a long-awaited hardfork this month. Currently expected for November 16th, Segwit2x will activate the second half of its commitment. At that time, the nodes supporting the proposal (also referred to as the New York Agreement — NYA) will start accepting blocks at twice the previously accepted size.
Despite its proponents’ stated goal of network unity, Segwit2x has elicited a considerable amount of opposition, making a chain split a near certainty at this point.
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