Bitcoin Scaling: Voorhees Says Algo Change “Absurd” And “Reckless”

Bitcoin Scaling: Voorhees Says Algo Change “Absurd” And “Reckless”

ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees has hit out at suggestions that changing Bitcoin’s algorithm is an effective way of resolving its scaling problem. In a tweet on Monday, Voorhees branded the idea as “the most absurd and reckless thing I've heard in the scaling debate.” His comment sparked a lengthy exchange in which multiple posters accused Voorhees of siding with Bitcoin Unlimited’s bigger blocks solution, something he repeatedly denied. “[Threats and blackmail] is [sic] not a legit option. It's the height of foolishness and desperation, the last bastion of a tribe unwilling to put egos....


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