Bitcoin core devs’ joint statement sparks heated debate among Bitcoiners

Bitcoin core devs’ joint statement sparks heated debate among Bitcoiners

Bitcoin core devs’ joint statement sparks heated debate among Bitcoiners

The Bitcoin community is divided after core developers released a joint statement on transaction relay policy and use cases amid the ongoing OP_Return debate.

A collective statement from 31 Bitcoin core developers has sparked a global debate between Bitcoiners after suggesting a hands-off approach to how the Bitcoin network is used, amid ongoing controversy over non-monetary use cases.

“This is not endorsing or condoning non-financial data usage, but accepting that as a censorship-resistant system, Bitcoin can and will be used for use cases not everyone agrees on,” the June 6 statement published on the Bitcoin Core website said.

The letter argued that Bitcoin (BTC) is a network “defined by its users” and that its core contributors are “not in a position” to mandate what software or policies they desire. It comes amid the ongoing debate over spam inscriptions on the Bitcoin network.

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