According to Dean 利迪恩 (@deanmlittle) on Twitter, the Bitcoin network continues to evolve with key protocol upgrades such as P2SH, SegWit, Taproot, and Lightning. These improvements have drastically enhanced transaction speed, scalability, and privacy, making Bitcoin more attractive for high-frequency trading and large-scale institutional participation. Specifically, P2SH allows for complex transactions, SegWit reduces fees and increases capacity, Taproot boosts privacy and smart contract functionality, and Lightning Network enables near-instant, low-fee payments. Traders are leveraging these advancements to optimize arbitrage strategies and reduce slippage, directly impacting crypto market liquidity and volatility (source: @deanmlittle, May 8, 2025).

According to BitMEX Research, if they were asked back in 2020, they would have predicted that the adoption of the Taproot upgrade would take many years and proceed more slowly than previous Bitcoin upgrades like P2SH and SegWit. Historically, these upgrades have taken years to gain traction, with P2SH activating in April 2012.