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SegWit Witness Commitment

protocol.witness-commitment

How witness data is committed in coinbase transactions to secure segregated witness verification.

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Curated resources (3)

• BIP 141: Segregated Witness (article) Defines witness commitment structure and validation rules.
• Bitcoin Developer Reference: Block Chain (article) Reference for block and coinbase data fields used by commitments.
• Bitcoin Core Academy: Consensus Model (article) Shows where witness commitments fit in consensus validation.

Direct prerequisites (2)

• Block Structure
• Segregated Witness (SegWit)

Direct dependents (0)

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