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Bitcoin Core Governance Rift & Miner Incentives

Nodes 10 Jul 2025

Bitcoin Core Governance Rift & Miner Incentives

The July 09, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Fundamentals features NVK exploring whether fee growth and price appreciation can replace shrinking block subsidies. He contends that a policy clash over the 83-byte OP_RETURN cap exposes how Bitcoin Core’s dominance shapes unwritten governance rules.

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