Bitcoin Scaling: Which is The Most Viable Option?
A crucial part of the agreement is the proposed 2 MB hard fork to be implemented after six months. The implementation of the hard fork is for the expansion of the current block size to 2 MB in order to accommodate the increasing user base and the daily transaction volume. This was the outcome of the agreement between the Bitcoin industry and the mining corporations last February 21 in Hong Ko With the continuing issue of scaling Bitcoin’s transaction capacity, the Digital Currency Group decided to step in and announced an agreement on May 23 between a group of Bitcoin representatives to run Segregated Witness (SegWit) operated by the development team of Bitcoin Core. ng. https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-scaling-which-is-the-most-viable-option
I'm supporting the UASF-BIP148 so bitcoin can move over perhaps one of its greatest hurdles to date. However, if it looks like the soft-fork may result in a UASF hard-fork, I'll discontinue my support on my node.