Days after Segwit code is released in Bitcoin Core 0.13.0, Gavin Andresen is back doing the rounds arguing for bigger blocks. Anyone smell another coup attempt brewing here? I suppose we all should have seen this coming.
Bitcoin is at serious risk of becoming the MySpace of cryptocurrency because it is failing to scale.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4z70jm/bitcoincoredev_bitcoin_core_0130_released/d6u5mptNow he argues that wanting to validate every Bitcoin transaction is "irrational." In other words, he suggests we toss the entire full node security model into the trash bin.
I HAVE done the research, your connection sucks compared to most of the rest of the world-- but why should the rest of the network be crippled because you have an irrational desire to validate every single Bitcoin transaction?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4z70jm/bitcoincoredev_bitcoin_core_0130_released/d6u0grbThis guy is a snake. Expect news to emerge in the coming weeks regarding new attempts to hard fork Bitcoin.
And remember: Always run a full node. Enforcing the consensus rules is your only security over your Bitcoin. Let's fork these assholes off our network when they try to change the rules.