Taproot proposal, community deliberation, and activation (2017–2021)

1. Schnorr signatures draft BIP proposed

   Jul 6, 2018Labels: Schnorr, bitcoin-dev

   • Optech
   • BIP340

2. Taproot proposal posted to bitcoin-dev

   May 6, 2019Labels: Taproot, bitcoin-dev

   • BIP341
   • BIP342

3. Taproot, Schnorr, and Tapscript BIPs created

   Jan 19, 2020Labels: BIP340, BIP341

   • BIP340
   • BIP341
   • BIP342

4. Taproot code merged into Bitcoin Core

   Oct 15, 2020Labels: Bitcoin Core, Taproot

   • CoinDesk

5. Taproot activation meetings begin on IRC

   Feb 1, 2021Labels: taproot-activation-IRC, developers

   • Optech

6. Speedy Trial activation proposal gains traction

   Mar 8, 2021Labels: Speedy Trial, activation-proposal

   • CoinDesk
   • Optech

7. Miner signaling begins for Taproot Speedy Trial

   Apr 24, 2021Labels: miner-signaling, Speedy Trial

   • Bitcoin org
   • BIP341

8. Bitcoin Core 0.21.1 released with Taproot activation

   May 1, 2021Labels: Bitcoin Core, Speedy Trial

   • Core blog
   • Bitcoin org

9. Taproot locks in after threshold is reached

   Jun 12, 2021Labels: lock-in, miner-signaling

   • Cointelegraph
   • Optech

10. Taproot activates at block 709,632

    Nov 14, 2021Labels: activation, block 709632

    • Blockchair
    • Blockchain com

11. Post-activation focus shifts to wallet support

    Nov 15, 2021Labels: wallets, custodians

    • Galaxy

12. Taproot establishes a new upgrade foundation

    Dec 22, 2021Labels: Taproot, BIP340

    • Optech
    • BIP341