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A major part of the conference was centered on the technical and ideological debate about Bitcoin’s future—specifically, how to scale it. The discussion highlighted the contentious fight between proponents of larger blocks versus those favoring smaller blocks with more sophisticated scaling solutions.
Antonopoulos clarified that the core development community is fragmented—supporting a variety of proposals like “Segregated Witness,” “big blocks,” or “off-chain solutions.” They operate as a decentralized, consensus-driven ecosystem. When disagreements occur, the default is to follow the majority consensus, which can shift over time.