The fork will fail, and by failing, it will reduce the credibility of what was my camp.
Bitcoin Spam is Bad. So is BIP-110 | Giacomo Zucco
Giacomo Zucco joins Walker America to discuss Bitcoin spam, ordinals, inscriptions, Bitcoin Core, Core v30 / OP_RETURN, Knots, and why he thinks the BIP-110 soft fork will fail—and why that’s a problem. They break down the technical and political fight over spam filtering, consensus changes, and the future of Bitcoin nodes. Zucco argues that while spam is real, BIP-110 is the wrong solution—and its failure could dama
- Plan B Lugano + the rise of Cypher Tank
- Bitcoin spam vs censorship: where’s the line?
- Core v30 vs Knots: what’s really happening?
- Why Giacomo thinks BIP-110 will fail
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1 The fork will fail, and by failing, it will reduce the credibility of what was my camp.
2 The political spectrum of the noses moved so far on the left 3 that now I remain a dangerous right-wing pro-core spammer.
4 Bitcoin is tolerant of crazy weirdos as long as they provide something useful for Bitcoin.
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The political spectrum of the noses moved so far on the left
that now I remain a dangerous right-wing pro-core spammer.
Bitcoin is tolerant of crazy weirdos as long as they provide something useful for Bitcoin.
People have wrote me in private and called me to tell me not to be friends with Luke.
And my answer was f***ing.
People are now telling me that if I want to be a good person, I should not be a friend with Peter Todd.
And f*** you as well.
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Giacomo Zucco joins Walker America to discuss Bitcoin spam, ordinals, inscriptions, Bitcoin Core, Core v30 / OP_RETURN, Knots, and why he thinks the BIP-110 soft fork will fail—and why that’s a problem. They break down the technical and political fight over spam filtering, consensus changes, and the future of Bitcoin nodes. Zucco argues that while spam is real, BIP-110 is the wrong solution—and its failure could damage the movement trying to fight it.
Key Topics:
Plan B Lugano + the rise of Cypher Tank
Is Bitcoin Core compromised?
Bitcoin spam vs censorship: where’s the line?
Core v30 vs Knots: what’s really happening?
Why Giacomo thinks BIP-110 will fail
Would BIP-110 actually fix Bitcoin spam?
