Who Actually Decides if Bitcoin Soft Forks (OP_CAT)?

November 2, 2024

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How does Bitcoin’s “governance” work? Trick question: there IS no governance! Why our OP_NEXT conference in Boston next week (Nov 9!) is aiming to be one of the places we actually move the needle on what a soft fork looks like!

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