If Block stream had allowed to raise the block size from 1MB to 8MB none of this multisig-side chain-hard fork nonsense would be needed. You see we would still have only one Bitcoin. But the powers that shouldn't be are well aware of the old adage "divide and conquer Again, Just raising the block size was a simple and elegant solution that could have avoided a contentious hard fork, while allowing thousands or tens of thousands of people to have access to their funds in a timely manner.