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The Future of Bitcoin: Navigating Challenges and Preserving its Core Values
Introduction: The Urgency of Holding the Line
Bitcoin’s landscape is at a pivotal crossroads. Recent discussions among core developers, activists, and thought leaders underscore the profound existential challenges facing the network over the next decade—a period during which crucial decisions will define its nature and efficacy. As one prominent participant remarked, “these next few years are as existential for Bitcoin as the blocksize wars,” encapsulating concerns over centralization, privacy, regulation, and the essence of what Bitcoin was originally built to be.