10,000 BTC for two pizzas might seem expensive now, but without that transaction, we might still be asking if Bitcoin could ever buy anything.

@jack congrats! If Cash App truly supports Bitcoin’s ethos, why does it default to custodial wallets instead of empowering users with self-custody by default? Why are withdrawal limits and Lightning caps still in place when Bitcoin was designed to be permissionless? If Bitkey is a step toward sovereignty, why isn’t it promoted more aggressively within Cash App? What concrete steps are being taken to educate users about the importance of private keys and running their own nodes? After the recent regulatory settlement, how can users trust that their Bitcoin won’t be frozen or surveilled under pressure? Why is interoperability with the broader Lightning and Bitcoin ecosystem still limited, and what are you doing to change that? If Bitcoin is about freedom, should a platform like Cash App act more like a gateway to that freedom rather than a gatekeeper?

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Congrats on proving that Bitcoin’s worst enemies don’t work at central banks but they’re just clowns with OP_RETURN access. 1 meg of zero-value junk, broadcast at global expense, so your JPEG club can feel clever. You’re not testing limits. You’re testing our patience.

@MARAHoldings led by @fgthiel enforced in the past government censorship only OFAC compliant blocks Now they are supporting to mine spam via slipstream This has to stop

Congrats on proving that Bitcoin’s worst enemies don’t work at central banks but they’re just clowns with OP_RETURN access. 1 meg of zero-value junk, broadcast at global expense, so your JPEG club can feel clever. You’re not testing limits. You’re testing our patience.

Bitcoin Core is a widely used implementation of the Bitcoin protocol but it’s not Bitcoin itself. Bitcoin is a set of consensus rules enforced by a decentralized network. If Core deviated from those rules, the network would reject it. Bitcoin is defined by code + consensus, not by a repo.

Bitcoin’s security and decentralization hinge on affordable full validation. Spam exploiting witness and OP_RETURN fields inflates the UTXO set and burdens nodes with non-monetary data that persists indefinitely. This degrades RAM efficiency, slows IBD, and undermines mempool dynamics. Relay policy isn’t censorship but it’s protocol hygiene. Refusing to filter junk is not neutrality but it’s passive permission for long-term harm.

Bitcoin Knots reminds us that decentralization applies to codebases too. One dev with discipline and principles can do more for Bitcoin’s future than a room full of maintainers afraid to upset the status quo. Peer review means nothing if no one’s brave enough to dissent.

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