# Bitcoin Tech Evolution: Dependency Flowchart

> Published on ADIN (https://adin.chat/s/bitcoin-tech-dependency-flowchart-1se3)
> Type: Diagram
> Date: 2026-04-29
> Description: Explore key milestones and technology layers shaping Bitcoin's growth from genesis block to advanced features.

Mermaid diagram:
graph TD
    A["Bitcoin Genesis Block #40;2009#41;"] --> B["P2SH Support #40;2012#41;"]
    A --> C["Multisig #40;2013#41;"]
    
    B --> D["CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY #40;2015#41;"]
    C --> D
    
    D --> E["Relative Timelocks #40;2016#41;"]
    E --> F["SegWit Activation #40;2017#41;"]
    
    F --> G["Lightning Network #40;2018#41;"]
    F --> H["Schnorr Signatures"]
    F --> I["Transaction Malleability Fix"]
    
    H --> J["Taproot #40;2021#41;"]
    I --> J
    
    J --> K["MAST"]
    J --> L["Enhanced Privacy"]
    J --> M["Smart Contracts"]
    
    G --> N["Payment Channels"]
    G --> O["Instant Payments"]
    G --> P["Micropayments"]
    
    K --> Q["Ordinals & Inscriptions #40;2022#41;"]
    L --> Q
    
    N --> R["Lightning Network Growth #40;2023-2024#41;"]
    O --> R
    P --> R
    
    M --> S["Covenant Proposals #40;2025-2026#41;"]
    R --> T["Layer 2 Ecosystem"]
    
    S --> U["CTV #40;CheckTemplateVerify#41;"]
    S --> V["Vault Implementations"]
    T --> W["RGB Protocol"]
    T --> X["Liquid Network"]
    
    classDef coreUpgrade fill:#f9d71c,stroke:#333,stroke-width:3px
    classDef scalingSolution fill:#27ae60,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    classDef privacyFeature fill:#9b59b6,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    classDef futureFeature fill:#e74c3c,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    
    class A,F,J coreUpgrade
    class G,R,T scalingSolution
    class H,L,K privacyFeature
    class S,U,V,W,X futureFeature