BIP 9: Enabling Easier Changes and Upgrades to Bitcoin
Consensus and governance have been two main topics of conversation in the Bitcoin community over the past year. While making changes to Bitcoin Core may seem trivial to some, the politics associated with certain proposals have caused major issues for the development process. Bitcoin Developer and Ciphrex CEO Eric Lombrozo gave a talk that mainly focused....
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