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BIP141: extend max witness program size to 40 bytes

The maximum witness program size is increased from 32 to 40 bytes. This provides extra space to specify script version (for originally 16 upgradable versions to up to 16 \* 2 ^ 64)

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jl2012·Updated Jun 4, 2016·0 reviews·0 attestations·View source
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The maximum witness program size is increased from 32 to 40 bytes. This provides extra space to specify script version (for originally 16 upgradable versions to up to 16 * 2 ^ 64)

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