How did a nine-page white paper become the Bitcoin network we know today?
On November 14, 2021, the Taproot upgrade took effect at block height 709632, introducing Schnorr signatures.
Key takeaway: When you come across a fork coin claiming to be a “new version of Bitcoin,” first find out how its chain relates to Bitcoin’s mainnet.
The $BTC network went live in January 2009 and has been running for more than a decade.
There’s no shame in playing it safe. Staying in the game matters far more than how much you make on any one trade.