Bitcoin developers failed to gather support for a ‘bug fix’ to stop ordinal numbers, inscriptions.

In the latest development that has rocked the Bitcoin community, developer Luke Dashjr’s proposal to solve congestion caused by Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens on the Bitcoin network has been met with support and strong opposition.

honey The meeting failed There is ample support for proposed “bug fixes” to the Bitcoin code that would fundamentally end ordinal and inscriptions on the blockchain. Bitcoin developers are divided on the issue, and the decentralized nature of the blockchain does not allow code changes without majority consensus.

Core developer Ava Chow eventually ended the meeting, noting that the PR was “controversial” and that the debate had reached a “stalemate.”

She said:

“As it stands, there is no hope of (public relations) reaching a conclusion that will be acceptable to everyone.”

“Bug fix”

Dashjr, a prominent figure in Bitcoin development, has proposed a solution to “spam filtering” on a portion of Taproot transactions, with the goal of blocking Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens that exploit vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Core.

Dashjr’s stance is rooted in concerns about network integrity, but it has also sparked debate about the decentralized nature of Bitcoin governance. His proposal to implement the fix in Bitcoin Knot v25.1, a derivative of Bitcoin Core that he maintains, was not adopted in the upcoming Bitcoin Core v26 release, with the hope that it will be included in v27 next year. there is.

“Ordinal has never existed in the first place,” Dashjr said. “It’s all a scam,” he said, further fueling the controversy.

arguement

There is an ongoing debate in the Bitcoin community as to whether Ordinals are a positive or negative force in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Proponents, including Michael Saylor, argue that Inscriptions and Ordinals are innovations that are rekindling interest in Bitcoin. Supporters argue that the market wants ordinal numbers and inscriptions because rising fees show a clear demand for them.

Proponents argue that Ordinals are the perfect way to beta test the Bitcoin blockchain for mass adoption. They also highlight that these tokens have created a new revenue stream for miners that will continue to be profitable long after the last Bitcoin has been mined.

Meanwhile, detractors believe Ordinals are an attack on Bitcoin and could dilute its credibility as “digital gold.” They believe that these tokens have caused unnecessary spam and congestion on the blockchain and should not be associated with Bitcoin.

Developer Jimmy Song recently called Ordinals the new altcoin pump and dump scam. He said investors have realized the differences between Bitcoin and all other cryptocurrencies, making it more difficult for fraudsters to create honeypots on other chains. Song claimed that fraudsters are now using Bitcoin’s reputation and image to lure investors into new scam coins such as Ordinals.