Quote from: BillyBobZorton on August 29, 2016, 05:37:12 PM

anyone can work and compete against them.

This is total bullshit and further shows the dishonesty of Blockstream. There is MASSIVE desire to go to >2MB blocks. But, just because One Meg Greg doesn't want to, he uses the position that any changes must be unanimous. To suggest that the system has a 'free vote' built in is simply ridiculous.

Blockstream should start their own Alt called Blockstream Coin and let Bitcoin revert back to its original form without 1MB limit. The real Bitcoin isn't the bullshit that Blockstream is forcing on us - for their own benefit where they can charge people for their sidechain access.

The miners are totally blind. They can't see out of their slitty Chinese eyes. If Blockstream captures all the fees on the side chain, there will be far less fees to catch on the main chain. Miners paid for all the equipment - and now are limited by only getting main chain fees. Blockstream will get all the side chain fees. Total fees is an amount set by free market rate. Today, miners don't split those fees. Tomorrow, Blockstream will get more than have the fees as 'sidechain' network access.

Who needs a 'sidechain'? Data stored on the side chain is data stored. It doesn't save any bandwidth to keep that data off the main chain. The total amount of data stored will actually INCREASE with side chain nonsense. Blockstream only wants to develop the side chain concept so they can own it and charge for it. Miners are getting fucked. And they sit there voting with Blockstream!!! Stupid fuckers.

Quote from: Lauda on August 29, 2016, 05:48:14 PM

Please provide us with examples of how Blockstream has taken over control of Bitcoin and how it's damaging the ecosystem.

By manipulating a very small group of Chinese miners (less than about 5 people) who don't understand shit about the protocol, One Meg Greg prevents them from joining the effort to increase blocksize.

It damages the ecosystem because network transaction throughput is artificially limited in order to drive need for Blockchain proprietary 'sidechain' bullshit.