Bitcoin Hard Fork Apocalypse

Bitcoin Core is already laying the ground for dismantling the 21 million coin limit. This will be their "not so controversial" solution to the security budget issue. It certainly could. Which is why people should run nodes to discourage a non-consensual hard fork. Conversely, I think in, say, 10–20 years the idea of a hard fork to add a small tail emission may not be ...

A screenshot of a social-media exchange about Bitcoin Core, the 21 million coin limit, node operators, hard forks, and future tail emissions. The joke uses provocative language about dismantling Bitcoin’s supply cap and a “non-consensual hard fork” to satirize controversy within the Bitcoin community and fears about changes to its monetary policy. EN: A screenshot of a social-media exchange about Bitcoin Core, the 21 million coin limit, node operators, hard forks, and future tail emissions. The joke uses provocative language about dismantling Bitcoin’s supply cap and a “non-consensual hard fork” to satirize controversy within the Bitcoin community and fears about changes to its monetary policy.

• @gentoomemes / 6197 2023-09-04