Op Ed No Governance for Old Men Coordinating Protocol Upgrades in the Future

Make no mistake. We are witnessing a high-stakes protocol standards battle play out in real time. And it is just as important as last centurys battle for the internets TCP standard.Current capacity constraints on the Bitcoin blockchain have brought us to this impasse.The Bitcoin protocol, as the dominant value transfer network effect leader, battles against upstart cryptocurrency protocols like Ethereum and Monero. But it also battles with itself as divergent forces push for either on-chain s

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