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I think we've all been in a group chat where half the people wanna keep things strictly about plans, while the other half can't resist dropping memes or hot takes on random topics.
A similar tug-of-war energy is now pulsing through Bitcoin.
Only this group chat is global, and the argument's about what Bitcoin should be - pure digital money or an open space for experiments.
So, what's the fuss?
Well, there's this thing called BIP-444 (Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 444) - a new rule idea that would restrict how much non-transaction data (like NFT inscriptions or extra messages) can be stored inside Bitcoin blocks.
The goal? Keep Bitcoin clean and efficient.
However, not everyone's buying it.
Chun Wang, co-founder of the massive mining pool F2Pool, called BIP-444 a "bad idea" and said he won't support any proposal that adds those limits.
To Wang, Bitcoin's beauty is its openness.
Once you start banning certain uses, you're on a slippery slope toward centralization and away from the "anyone can build anything" ethos that made Bitcoin unstoppable in the first place.
Now, this isn't just some nerds arguing over code. It's the same philosophical tug-of-war that's defined crypto for years:
👉 Team Order: keep Bitcoin simple, clean, and focused on payments;
👉 Team Chaos: let people innovate, even if it means weird experiments and some bloat.
Both sides want Bitcoin to thrive - they just disagree on what "thriving" looks like.
And just like that group chat, no one's leaving anytime soon.
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