Update RegTest Settings - Taproot Test #270
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These settings allowed for me to step through a complete taproot signaling and activation window soft fork process on regtest. The way taproot softwork will work according to BIP 9 is as follows:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0009
I can 100% confirm our taproot activation will work. All tests passing for taproot code.
There we have it . The taproot activation process: "defined" -> "started" -> "locked_in" -> "active". Successful activation on regtest.
Note:
So the way activation works is on Jan 10th the network will say "started". If 70% of blocks get mined supporting taproot in a rolling 1 week period then it will switch to "locked_in" then 1 week after it will be "active". This could take weeks or months. We need 70% of miners to agree.
Once active the GUI will not allow users to send taproot txs though. This functionality was not added until BTC v23 when a drop down selection was added. 3 versions after taproot code was introduced and after activated on BTC.
Prior to that taproot tx's on BTC v22 could only be created manually with outside scripts as detailed here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/r37ky5/howto_create_and_use_a_taproot_wallet_on_testnet/
So once DigiByte activates taproot we will need to release another version of DigiByte Core v8.23 that allows users to use taproot addresses in the GUI.