‘Attack on Bitcoin’ — Bitcoiners slam ‘legal threats’ in soft fork proposal

A new Bitcoin improvement proposal calls for a one-year soft fork for Bitcoin while developers resolve the transaction filtering debate, but the language within it has sparked controversy.

A new Bitcoin improvement proposal for a soft fork, created by core developer Luke Dashjr, has sparked outrage on X over a section that some claim is threatening legal consequences for those who reject the fork. 

The proposal, published on Friday, is the latest salvo in the recent Bitcoin Core vs Knots debate, which revolves around what Bitcoin should be used for and whether non-financial transactions should be filtered out. 

The proposal aims to restrict data in Bitcoin (BTC) transactions through a one-year soft fork while a more permanent solution is devised, addressing concerns that bad actors can embed illegal and immoral content into the blockchain following the Bitcoin Core v30 update.

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