Coinbase, Exchanges

Is Coinbase a SegWit Wallet?

This is a question that many people are asking, especially since the recent Bitcoin fork. SegWit, or Segregated Witness, is a protocol upgrade that was implemented on the Bitcoin network in August 2017. The main purpose of SegWit is to help scale the Bitcoin network by increasing the block size limit and improving transaction efficiency.

Coinbase is one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. So, naturally, people are wondering if Coinbase supports SegWit.

The short answer is no, Coinbase does not currently support SegWit. However, they have said that they are looking into implementing it in the future.

NOTE: Coinbase is not a SegWit wallet. Coinbase only supports the legacy Bitcoin blockchain, which does not support SegWit transactions. Therefore, attempting to send a SegWit transaction through Coinbase will result in a failed transaction and your funds may be lost. It is recommended that you use a different Bitcoin wallet that supports SegWit transactions if you wish to send or receive payments using SegWit.

In the meantime, there are other exchanges and wallets that do support SegWit. So, if you want to use SegWit right now, you’ll need to look elsewhere.

SegWit is still a relatively new technology and it’s constantly evolving. So, it’s possible that Coinbase will eventually add support for it.

For now though, you’ll need to use a different exchange or wallet if you want to take advantage of SegWit’s benefits.

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