Yes, SegWit has always had widespread support. But what I would call "most of the industry" supports a block size increase, in addition to SegWit[0]. As I sai

Yes, SegWit has always had widespread support. But what I would call "most of the industry" supports a block size increase, in addition to SegWit[0]. As I said in the parent comment, rather than making a compromise with this huge portion of the community, Core has discussed changing the proof of work algorithm in order to shut them out. I don't think "Core versus the world" is hyperbolic at all. EDIT: To add to that, remember that Core had to propose a soft-fork which risked a chain split in order to force SegWit into activation. Many were holding back support for the promise of a block size increase. That is why SegWit is now going to lock in: because the New York Agreement folks rallied together, compromised like adults, and agreed to implement both SegWit and a block size increase. [0] https://medium.com/@DCGco/bitcoin-scaling-agreement-at-consensus-2017-133521fe9a77 https://medium.com/@DCGco/bitcoin-scaling-agreement-at-conse...