Bitcoin Spam Wars: Who Controls Bitcoin’s Future? | Pierre Rochard

In this episode, return guest Pierre Rochard debates the future of Bitcoin’s protocol rules, the cultural shift brought by ordinals and Taproot, and the role of spam mitigation and OP_RETURN, including the incentives of miners versus node operators and the legal and political risks posed by arbitrary data on Bitcoin. We dive into governance, incentives, and whether dissenting implementations like Knots can meaningfully shape Bitcoin’s future. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Core vs Knots Debate
09:07 How Should We Treat Spam?
19:19 Consensus Rules at a Crossroads
32:30 Miner Incentives vs Nodes
37:37 Immigration or Invasion?
40:27 Network Strain & Fork Threshold
45:29 Knots, Core, and Governance
54:14 Legal Risks in Bitcoin
59:44 Final Thoughts

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