BIP91 locked in, Prices Advance

The long debate over Bitcoin scaling is moving toward resolution as more than 80% of the miners are signaling support for BIP91. If this holds, and it likely will, Bitcoin will adopt Segregated Witness via SegWit2x before the August 1st deadline (Update: As of midnight July 21st, BIP91 is locked in). Not surprisingly, Bitcoin prices have advanced on the news, shortly breaking $2,800. Other cryptocurrencies have also seen price increases.
Concern briefly gripped the Bitcoin community last week wh