Damus

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Aaron van Wirdum · 1w
Yeah same is true for BIP110, and that’s the point.
equaleyes · 1w
https://thebitcoinportal.com/nodes/bip110
Ro₿it · 1w
Bitcoin is permissionless by design, anyone can question, build, or critique without gatekeepers Why do Bitcoiners engage in internal fights Pressing for answers is fair, but let's make sure these d...
Ferris Bueller profile picture
When somebody cuts you off walking on the street, usually one person says excuse me and they both move on with their day. When somebody gets cut off on the highway going 60 miles and hour, that interaction usually isnt as civilized.
The stakes are high with bitcoin like on the highway. These debates can have serious effects on your money so no wonder people get emotional. If Adam is somehow compromised, getting him far away from Bitcoin is in Bitcoins best interest, and in many others who have a large stake in the networks survival.

Aaron van Wirdum · 1w
It's not essentially a hard fork-- it's a soft fork. And it doesn't necessarily have to be done by Core. (Nor do I think their reputation is deteriorated in the eyes of serious people.)
Ferris Bueller profile picture
If it's contested, if forces and chain choice and a split that cannot be brought back together without another emergency intervention. So yes, effectively it is a hard fork by history change rather then a rule change. And if not Core, who and how? I think there are some very serious and committed bitcoiners on the knots side that are interested in maintaining bitcoin as money and I don't think they will capitulate. Yourself, and youre inner circle of serious bitcoiners may not thing Cores reputation has deteriorated but the reality is 22% of the network jumped ship, price has been down huge since release, lead maintainer gone, legendary supporter likely involved with epstein, and having to pull the Core 30 release for a major bug. Doesnt look great to me

Aaron van Wirdum · 1w
See, the error in your thinking is that you think "hard fork" means "chain split", and "soft fork" means "no chain split".
Aaron van Wirdum · 1w
Little incentive to invest time and effort in creating a URSF client when there’s ~no support for a UASF in the first place. Post-fork, in the unlikely scenario that a re-org becomes even a even sl...
Ferris Bueller profile picture
Simple in code, not simple socially. What you are suggesting is essentially a hard fork and that would require serious coordination by Core who's reputation has deteriorated. While all that is being deliberated on, assuming the BIP 110 has enough hash power for a few blocks here or there, wipeout and game theory aren't working in Core chains favor

Aaron van Wirdum · 1w
It's not essentially a hard fork-- it's a soft fork. And it doesn't necessarily have to be done by Core. (Nor do I think their reputation is deteriorated in the eyes of serious people.)
Aaron van Wirdum · 1w
Little incentive to invest time and effort in creating a URSF client when there’s ~no support for a UASF in the first place. Post-fork, in the unlikely scenario that a re-org becomes even a even slightly feasible risk, a simple checkpoint suffices.
Aaron van Wirdum · 1w
Yes it is.