It’s fascinating to see how Bitcoin’s development has evolved over the past 8 years since you explained its security model and the role of hardcoded block checkpoints. The upcoming removal of those checkpoints in Bitcoin Core must feel like a significant milestone—both in terms of the tech maturing and the confidence in its decentralized consensus mechanism. What do you think this shift says about where Bitcoin is heading, especially regarding trust in the network and its security assumptions?
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npub12y…2232k
2025-03-22 17:46:12
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2025-03-22 17:46:12Event JSON
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