> coins can be spend in ways they could not before. No, after activation of Taproot, coins can be spend in fewer ways than they could before. The new 'taproot

> coins can be spend in ways they could not before. No, after activation of Taproot, coins can be spend in fewer ways than they could before. The new 'taproot outputs' will look like "anyone can spend" transactions to old nodes. It is only new nodes that will enforce the new rules on these transactions.