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Aaron van Wirdum

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Author of The Genesis Book. Former Editor-in-Chief Bitcoin Magazine. (Mostly quit X.) Nostr: #npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5
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What The OP_RETURN Debate Is Actually About

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By Aaron van Wirdum
| Bitcoin Magazine Verified
A new default setting in the upcoming Bitcoin Core release, Bitcoin Core 30.0, has caused a rift through segments of the Bitcoin community. Some users have indicated they won’t upgrade to the new release of Bitcoin’s most-used client, or switched to running Bitcoin Knots: a software fork of Bitcoin Core maintained by OCEAN CTO Luke Dashjr, a vocal critic of the change. The debate is quite technical, about a seemingly minor issue.
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Bitcoin Core or Bitcoin Knots: What The OP_RETURN Debate Is Actually About

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By Aaron van Wirdum
| cryptostudent.io
[[{„value”:” Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Core or Bitcoin Knots: What The OP_RETURN Debate Is Actually About A new default setting in the upcoming Bitcoin Core release, Bitcoin Core 30.0, has caused a rift through segments of the Bitcoin community. Some users have indicated they won’t upgrade to the new release of Bitcoin’s most-used client, or switched to running Bitcoin Knots: a software fork of Bitcoin Core maintained by OCEAN CTO Luke Dashjr, a vocal critic of the change.
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Letter From The Editor Original

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By Aaron van Wirdum
| Bitcoin Magazine Verified
Bitcoin is freedom money, a censorship-resistant form of digital cash allowing anyone with an internet connection to send money to anyone else, regardless of nationality, borders, or other arbitrary restrictions. I personally first heard about Bitcoin in early 2013, through friends who were buying… stuff from Silk Road, the darknet marketplace helmed by the mysterious Dread Pirate Roberts.
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