Bitcoin Core vs. The World: Why It Can’t Be Shut Down | Peter Todd

In this episode, Bitcoin core developer Peter Todd discusses the rise of Bitcoin Knots, censorship debates, op_return limits, miner incentives, the challenges of blocking ordinals and inscriptions, scaling via Lightning, the future of Bitcoin development, and more. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:24 Bitcoin's Firestorm
02:07 Ledn Title Ad
02:28 Bitcoin's Firestorm
06:27 Satoshi Dice
08:50 Censorsing Transactions
13:34 Ability to Dissent
16:45 Ledn Ad
17:22 Is Bitcoin Knots A Threat?
20:16 The Knots Critique of Bitcoin
27:52 Making A Moral Argument
28:46 Ledn Ad
29:32 Making A Moral Argument
32:03 Responsibility of Miners
35:54 Filtering is Pointless
37:33 “Shoulds” vs Reality
41:56 Development & Price
44:56 Multiple Bitcoin Soft Forks
47:19 Bitcoin Dream Development
49:53 Alternative Financial System
53:22 Innovations in Crypto

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