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Board Bitcoin Discussion
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controversial / possibly dangerous proposals for bitcoin
by
tyook
on 26/01/2023, 18:42:18 UTC
⭐ Merited by DdmrDdmr (4) ,Welsh (3) ,DooMAD (2) ,bitmover (2) ,mk4 (1) ,ETFbitcoin (1)
What bitcoin proposals do you regard as controversial or even harmful ? And why?
These proposals can be both at layer 1 or at above layers (ex: TARO on LN)

For example, I've seen people being strongly opposed to proposal such as covenants and drivechains. I'm don't have a stablished opinion, so I'd like to see others' opinions on the topic, be it positive or negative.

I'm starting to notice moderate tension on some bitcoin communities i participate in (twitter, telegram, youtube) regarding proposals to change bitcoin (those 2 topics, as well as other ones) and to extend it on above layers (ceticism regarding lightning network and liquid network, heavy critics to TARO protocol). It seems like in 5 years or more we could have another "civil war"

I'm posting this because, after reading Blocksize War, it kinda feel that we really need a strong social layer of cautious bitcoiners that are able to resist code changes that promote hidden agendas and could possibly harm bitcoin in the long run. I think it is a moral duty of those with technical knowledge to expose the pros and cons of proposals to change/improve Bitcoin (be it at layer 1, be it at layer 2,3,...) so that lay people can be more informed to take decisions. The success of bitcoin ultimately depends not on the success of layer 1, but on the strength of layer 0, the social layer (bitcoiners, node operators, miners, developers, educators, etc...); thus, I think it is very good to openly debate those proposal, and that we should be very cautious/wary of new proposals, because even if they have the best intentions their outcome can go the other way.