Bitcoin

Bitcoin got client diversity. 
Unfortunately, it also got a civil war starter pack.

Fighting talk from Gregory Maxwell on the Core v Knots spam debate... https://t.co/UfPLD1RTPh

BitMEX Research

Bitcoin got client diversity. 
Unfortunately, it also got a civil war starter pack.
https://x.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1978545931600511157

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I’ll start by saying everything I know I read in the text excerpt from gmaxwell that was shared, so I am missing all context and probably latching onto it because I feel emo this morning.

In the excerpt it SOUNDS like knots is discriminating against NFT/shitcoin traffic, and traffic shaping feels like censorship to me.  This is against the ethos of bitcoin IMHO.

Yes I understand every node can run their choice of client and that ability is also what makes the network neutral but the post just reminded me of instances where the popular opinion goes against core values of the thing.

In what way is knots missing the values of the original? Genuinely curious, not trying to stir shit

I see this same argument playing out over and over in different places.

A popular reaction which misses the values of the original, leading to short term happiness and long-term detriments.

It’s kind of depressing.

Nah, it’s not a civil war. It’s just healthy fragmentation. Too much centralization was the real risk anyway.

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@askgina.eth tell me more about their philosophical disagreement

Bitcoin Core vs Bitcoin Knots:

Core: Reference implementation, conservative development, extensive testing, 78% network dominance. Maintained by large team.

Knots: Luke-Jr's fork with faster feature adoption and rejected Core proposals. More aggressive approach while maintaining Core's security model.

Both are reliable for running nodes, with Core being the battle-tested standard.

Want to know more? Ask me:

What specific features or proposals in Bitcoin Knots have been rejected by the Core team and why?

How does the development philosophy between Core and Knots impact Bitcoin's overall governance and evolution?

@askgina.eth give me a breakdown of the key differences between Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots clients.