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Bitcoin Spam, Fees, and Filters with Softsimon from Mempool - FFS #108

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Softsimon from Mempool joins us to discuss Bitcoin fees, spam, fixing the filters, the Blocksize Wars, and much more!

Key Takeaways:

  • Data transactions, such as JPEGs and token transfers, contribute to fee spikes in Bitcoin.
  • High fees are necessary to price out spam and non-essential transactions.
  • The debate between big blockers and small blockers centers around decentralization and user control in Bitcoin.
  • Roger Ver's book promoting Bitcoin Cash as the true Bitcoin is seen as a failed attempt to gain support.
  • New users should understand the history and context of the Bitcoin Cash fork. Bitcoin has experienced multiple forks due to disagreements and attempts to hijack the protocol.
  • Bitcoin's resistance to change is a key feature that protects it from being easily manipulated.
  • Mempool is working on transaction acceleration services to help users with stuck transactions.
  • Transparency is important in the Bitcoin ecosystem, and Mempool aims to provide an open and auditable transaction acceleration service.

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