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Bitcoin's Technical Challenges and Ethical Considerations
The chapter explores technical challenges in the Bitcoin protocol such as inscribing data through bugs, increasing node costs, and potential impacts on block space availability. It raises ethical questions on controlling such actions and emphasizes the importance of miners understanding their block mining impact. The conversation delves into fee dynamics, resource constraints impacting transaction costs, and past experiences with forks emphasizing the need for consensus in Bitcoin development.