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title: Preparing for taproot
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  Copies of all published parts of our weekly series on preparing for
  taproot activation at block 709,632.

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## Bech32m sending support

*Originally published in [Newsletter #154](/en/newsletters/2021/06/23/#preparing-for-taproot-1-bech32m-sending-support)*

{% include specials/taproot/00-bech32m.md %}

## Is taproot even worth it for single-sig?

*Originally published in [Newsletter #155](/en/newsletters/2021/06/30/#preparing-for-taproot-2-is-taproot-even-worth-it-for-single-sig)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/01-single-sig.md %}

## Taproot descriptors

*Originally published in [Newsletter #156](/en/newsletters/2021/07/07/#preparing-for-taproot-3-taproot-descriptors)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/02-descriptors.md %}

## From P2WPKH to single-sig P2TR

*Originally published in [Newsletter #157](/en/newsletters/2021/07/14/#preparing-for-taproot-4-from-p2wpkh-to-single-sig-p2tr)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/03-p2wpkh-to-p2tr.md %}

## Why are we waiting?

*Originally published in [Newsletter #158](/en/newsletters/2021/07/21/#preparing-for-taproot-5-why-are-we-waiting)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/04-why-wait.md %}

## Learn taproot by using it

*Originally published in [Newsletter #159](/en/newsletters/2021/07/28/#preparing-for-taproot-6-learn-taproot-by-using-it)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/05-taproot-notebooks.md %}

## Multisignature overview

*Originally published in [Newsletter #160](/en/newsletters/2021/08/04/#preparing-for-taproot-7-multisignatures)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/06-multisignatures.md %}

## Multisignature nonces

*Originally published in [Newsletter #161](/en/newsletters/2021/08/11/#preparing-for-taproot-8-multisignature-nonces)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/07-nonces.md %}

## Signature adaptors

*Originally published in [Newsletter #162](/en/newsletters/2021/08/18/#preparing-for-taproot-9-signature-adaptors)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/08-signature-adaptors.md %}

## PTLCs

*Originally published in [Newsletter #163](/en/newsletters/2021/08/25/#preparing-for-taproot-10-ptlcs)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/09-ptlcs.md %}

## LN with taproot

*Originally published in [Newsletter #164](/en/newsletters/2021/09/01/#preparing-for-taproot-11-ln-with-taproot)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/10-ln-with-taproot.md %}

## Vaults with taproot

*Originally published in [Newsletter #165](/en/newsletters/2021/09/08/#preparing-for-taproot-12-vaults-with-taproot)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/11-vaults-with-taproot.md %}

## Backup and security schemes

*Originally published in [Newsletter #166](/en/newsletters/2021/09/15/#preparing-for-taproot-13-backup-and-security-schemes)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/12-backups.md %}

## Testing on signet

*Originally published in [Newsletter #167](/en/newsletters/2021/09/22/#preparing-for-taproot-14-testing-on-signet)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/13-signet.md %}

## Signmessage protocol still needed

*Originally published in [Newsletter #168](/en/newsletters/2021/09/29/#preparing-for-taproot-15-signmessage-protocol-still-needed)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/14-signmessage.md %}

## Output linking

*Originally published in [Newsletter #169](/en/newsletters/2021/10/06/#preparing-for-taproot-16-output-linking)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/15-output-linking.md %}

## Is cooperation always an option?

*Originally published in [Newsletter #170](/en/newsletters/2021/10/13/#preparing-for-taproot-17-is-cooperation-always-an-option)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/17-keypath-universality.md %}

## Trivia

*Originally published in [Newsletter #171](/en/newsletters/2021/10/20/#preparing-for-taproot-18-trivia)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/18-trivia.md %}

## Future consensus changes

*Originally published in [Newsletter #172](/en/newsletters/2021/10/27/#preparing-for-taproot-19-future-consensus-changes)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/19-future.md %}

## What happens at activation?

*Originally published in [Newsletter #173](/en/newsletters/2021/11/03/#preparing-for-taproot-20-what-happens-at-activation)*

{% include specials/taproot/en/20-activation.md %}

## Footnotes
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