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What is Taproot?

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Taproot is a Bitcoin upgrade that activated in November 2021. It makes complex transactions, like multisig, cheaper and more private. Taproot addresses start with "bc1p."

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Taproot (BIPs 340, 341, and 342) added Schnorr signatures and a way to hide the backup spending conditions you never use. A multisig or other complex spend can look like an ordinary single-key payment. It was the biggest upgrade since SegWit.

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