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I don't understand how this is a soft fork. Any block with old and new bytes would be potentially bigger than 1 MB physical (and they are, today), so how could this still be accepted by the old protocol (as a soft fork demands) ?
How can new blocks, being bigger than 1 MB physical, still be acceptable by the old protocol ?
So where am I wrong ?
Segwit data can store more technically but as long as they are within the 4 MB limit then it will still be accepted. What you need to understand is that segwit uses block weight to count data. Hence why even if new blocks appear to be bigger, some part of the data are not being counted as part of the total size because old nodes do not recognize it. The reason why they don't is because this is a result of the new protocol.
1. The actual block size limit is 4 million weight unit, which is equal to 1 virtual MB.
2. Witness and non-witness data used to calculate in final size. See
https://learnmeabitcoin.com/technical/upgrades/segregated-witness/#transaction-size-calculation.
Btw if you just really need the raw block by height or hash, another easy way is to go to
https://btc.com/block
and from here you can just click on the view raw button and choose whether you need the binary or the hex.
The link itself isnt clickable on its own, you need to add a block height or hash.
btc.com doesn't offer block explorer website or API these days. According to
https://web.archive.org/web/20250426094539/https://btc.com/, the change happened on April 2025.
Have you tried using privacy coins? Convert your bitcoins into privacy coins. Privacy coins hide who sent the coins. So once you have converted your bitcoins, the link is practically untraceable. From then on you can convert your now privacy coins to bitcoin again and send it to new wallet addresses. Just remember to swap it on a different platform than the one you first swapped before.
This post is misleading, since some privacy coin have weaker privacy and may be tracked if you're not being careful. For example, ZEC due to optional privacy feature.
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First of all Ill say this post shouldnt be here but rather in the bitcoin discussion forum.
However every transaction on bitcoin are public and traceable using your public key, so when you spend directly from an exchange linked wallet address will definitely expose your identity due to the fact that you must have done KYC and youre trying to break the link without violating the laws because you want to avoid trouble like audit or frozen funds or maybe sanction.
I will say the best way to spend bitcoin with privacy without getting into trouble is to stay legit and take low risk by
1. Setup privacy-focused wallet and practice
2. Use the lighting network for everyday spending
3. Direct spending at bitcoin merchant ( about too much conversation)
1. This post is unhelpful due to vague suggestion. For example, what counts as privacy focused wallet?
2. People generally withdraw Bitcoin from exchange to their wallet, before spending it. It's partly because exchange have high withdraw fee.
