{"id":61728,"date":"2022-05-19T18:02:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=61728"},"modified":"2025-09-05T13:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:54:40","slug":"litecoin-activates-mimblewimble-upgrade-on-mainnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/litecoin-activates-mimblewimble-upgrade-on-mainnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Litecoin activates MimbleWimble upgrade on mainnet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, May 20, at around 06:30 (Kyiv\/MSK) the MimbleWimble Extension Block (MWEB) upgrade will go live on the Litecoin mainnet. This was announced by the project&#8217;s creator, Charlie Lee.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MWEB is currently estimated to activate on 5\/19 8:30pm PT (5\/20 3:30am UTC). We\u2019re thinking of doing a livestream event to celebrate activation. Stay tuned for more details soon.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, help us reach out to pools and miners. There are still some that have not upgraded!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Lee \u24c2\ufe0f\ud83d\udd78\ufe0f (@SatoshiLite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SatoshiLite\/status\/1526313365282312192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-text-wrappers-update-2 article_update\"><time class=\"gtb_text-wrappers_update_time\">May 20, 2022 | 09:44<\/time><span class=\"gtb_text-wrappers_update_head\">Update: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The MimbleWimble Extension Block upgrade has been activated on the Litecoin mainnet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\u26a1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MWEB?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MWEB<\/a> had officially ACTIVATED!! \u26a1\u26a1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5u2dMjxBVr\">https:\/\/t.co\/5u2dMjxBVr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Litecoin Foundation \u26a1\ufe0f (@LTCFoundation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LTCFoundation\/status\/1527537068326404096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-mimblewimble\">MimbleWimble<\/a> is a protocol with scalable capabilities and enhanced privacy. It uses several technologies, including confidential transactions and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-coinjoin-what-is-zerolink-what-is-stonewall\">CoinJoin<\/a>, which hides the inputs and outputs of senders and recipients, and also aggregates multiple transactions into one.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in 2022, Litecoin developers <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/litecoin-developers-ready-to-activate-mimblewimble-upgrade\">stated readiness for MWEB<\/a>. In March they <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/litecoin-developers-deploy-mimblewimble-update-on-testnet\">deployed on the testnet<\/a> a new version of the Litecoin Core 0.21.2 client, which includes MWEB and Taproot.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s bitcoin news on our <a href=\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices, and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, May 20, at around 06:30 (Kyiv\/MSK), the MimbleWimble Extension Block (MWEB) upgrade will be activated on the Litecoin mainnet. 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