0. 30-Second TL;DRSegWit v1 (2017) – move signatures out of 1 MB block → 4 MB weight, fix malleability, enable Lightning.SegWit v2 = Taproot (2021) – new sig algorithm (Schnorr), Merkelise scripts (MAST), shrink multi-sig, hide complex contracts, make Ordinals possible.SegWit v3 = Taproot Assets (2024-25) – keep asset data off-chain in “Universes”, anchor only proofs on-chain, give assets their own VM (TAP-VM) that can evolve toward Turing-complete while Bitcoin stays unchanged. → Path: pure ...