This week, we break down the escalating emergency soft-fork push inside the Bitcoin fork telegram channel, including the bans, inconsistencies, shifting activation plans, and the core dispute over whether a minority can (or should) restrict existing user behavior on Bitcoin. The panel dissects the technical, social, economic, and philosophical stakes, from property-rights violations to purity spirals, UASF fantasies, dangers of rushing consensus, and more. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:39) Inside the Bitcoin Fork Telegram
(04:45) Diverging Views on the Fork Proposal
(12:48) Is the Soft Fork Valid?
(14:41) Who Decides Bitcoin’s Future?
(17:17) FG Trailer
(18:29) Economic Consequences of a Forked Bitcoin
(26:24) Miners vs. Nodes
(36:18) Can Bitcoin Maintain Consensus & Network Health?
(37:46) The Hard Part: Technical + Social Coordination
(41:11) Ideology, Philosophy & What Bitcoin Should Be
(43:31) Lessons From Past Fork Fights
(47:41) Who Really Owns Bitcoin?
(01:01:22) Censorship, Neutrality & Network Integrity
(01:06:28) Final Thoughts
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