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Is Bitcoin Core ‘Woke?’ Some Knots Proponents Think So
The technical tug-of-war between two key factions in the Bitcoin community has now degenerated into identity politics. ‘Woke’ or ‘Based?’ Knots and Core Debate Diverging Ideologies What was once an ob...
Bitcoin Pioneer Nick Szabo Urges Users to ‘Run Knots’ and Skip Core v30
Nick Szabo, the computer scientist, cryptographer, and legal scholar famed for introducing the concept of “smart contracts,” is jumping into the Knots vs. Core debate. Szabo cautions that this change ...
Bitcoin Core Vs Knots Is Old News — Satoshi Fought The Same War 15 Years Ago
A fresh round of sparring between Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots over “arbitrary data” and policy defaults is ricocheting across X, but the argument’s bones are older than many remember. As Bitcoin de...
From Peak to Plunge: Bitcoin Knots Loses Nearly a Third of Its Nodes Since Sept. 14
Bitcoin Knots just hit a nosedive. After peaking eight days ago, Coin Dance data shows the node count slid 32.38%, chopping nearly a third off its all-time high. Node Wars: Bitcoin Knots Falls to 4,80...
Bitcoin Knots Tightens Grip, Snags Over a Quarter of Network Nodes
Five days ago, the alternative Bitcoin software client Bitcoin Knots sat at 19%. By this weekend, it had climbed past 25% of nodes, tying up a bigger slice of the network and giving the client a hefti...
Bitcoin Knots Climbs to 19% of Nodes as Core v29.1 Rollout Draws Blowback
Based on available data, the Bitcoin node client known as Bitcoin Knots now accounts for 19% of active nodes, according to multiple trackers and analytics platforms that compile and present statistics...
Bitcoin Core Censorship Could Trigger Full-Scale Fork, Ordinals Leader Warns
A leading figure in the Bitcoin Ordinals movement has threatened to bankroll an alternative version of the reference Bitcoin software if Bitcoin Core tightens default relay policy to the detriment of ...
OP_RETURN Controversy Continues: ‘Gross Media’ May Tank Bitcoin Prices
Developers have failed to reach a consensus on lifting OP_RETURN guardrails in the upcoming release of the default Bitcoin Core client. Ocean Mining’s Bitcoin Mechanic claims that this “gross media/ma...