📅 Original date posted:2017-01-16
📝 Original message:
On January 15, 2017 9:30:48 PM EST, Rusty Russell <rusty at rustcorp.com.au> wrote:
>If segwit doesn't activate, something is badly broken in Bitcoin. This
>is not really a lightning issue; there's been no significant technical
>objection to segwit, and it really does make Bitcoin work better.
Depends on your point of view.... If you want a digital gold and don't care too much about payments, segwit not activating may be a good thing. It is a strong indication of how hard it is to change Bitcoin, and may even be an indication Bitcoin will never change in a major way again - a strong confirmation of exactly what you'd want from Bitcoin.
Matt Corallo [ARCHIVE] /
npub1e4…jxmcu
2023-06-09 12:46:57
in reply to nevent1q…m4p8
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