<p>The current proposal for Schnorr Signatures relies on script versioning, a feature which would be introduced by SegWit. If SegWit doesn't activate, many things are still possible in bitcoin via a hard fork or a complicated soft fork, and Schnorr might be one of them. No reasonable proposals towards that end exists today.</p>

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murty
<p>What is the relationship of segwit and Schnorr signatures? Is segwit a prerequisit for Schnorr signatures?</p>

<p>I've read that the transaction versioning of Segregated Witness would allow to just assign Schnorr transactions a new version number. Is that a requirement?</p>

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Does the introduction of Schnorr signatures require segwit?
Murch
# Does the introduction of Schnorr signatures require segwit?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-15)

What is the relationship of segwit and Schnorr signatures? Is segwit a prerequisit for Schnorr signatures?

I've read that the transaction versioning of Segregated Witness would allow to just assign Schnorr transactions a new version number. Is that a requirement?

**Tags:** segregated-witness, schnorr-signatures


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-01-15. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The current proposal for Schnorr Signatures relies on script versioning, a feature which would be introduced by SegWit. If SegWit doesn't activate, many things are still possible in bitcoin via a hard fork or a complicated soft fork, and Schnorr might be one of them. No reasonable proposals towards that end exists today.


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