Why is Bitcoin forking?
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Why is Bitcoin forking?
By Mike Hearn
Posted August 15, 2015
A tale of differing visions
So this is it. Here we are. The community is divided and Bitcoin is forking: both the software and, perhaps, the block chain too. The two sides of the split are Bitcoin Core and a slight variant of the same program, called Bitcoin XT. As of August 15th, there is now a full release available.
Such a fork has never happened before. I want to explain things from the perspective of the Bitcoin XT developers: let it not be said there was insufficient communication.
Bitcoin forking is a topic that may interest many people, so this article is meant for a general audience. It doesnβt assume previous knowledge of the debate.