Part 8/13:
The Consequences of Corporate and Developer Hijacking
The result of this intervention is a network that no longer fulfills its initial promise. Transactions can cost tens of dollars during congestion, confirmation times stretch into days, and reliance on custodial wallets—posing censorship risks and giving control to third parties—has become the norm.
Meanwhile, the original, scalable version of Bitcoin—sometimes called Bitcoin Cash (BCH)—remains committed to Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision. Built from the same foundational technology but without the restrictions imposed by the Core faction, BCH supports larger blocks, lower fees, and true peer-to-peer transactions.