Summary
TLDR: Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, invites Roger Ver, Bitcoin Cash advocate, to return to Bitcoin community after Ver’s book criticizes Bitcoin. Back acknowledges past censorship but invites Ver to use new BTC developments for scalability. Ver has not responded yet, and reactions are mixed within BTC and BCH communities.
Key Points
1. Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream and early Bitcoin developer, extended an olive branch to Roger Ver, inviting him to return to Bitcoin and “be the prodigal son” after Ver’s shift to advocating for Bitcoin Cash.
2. Ver’s new book, “Hijacking Bitcoin: The Hidden History of BTC,” questions the decentralization of Bitcoin, its original vision, and scaling problems, leading to a debate between the Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash communities.
3. Back suggests that Bitcoin now offers developments like layer-2 solutions and sidechains that provide convenience and scalability similar to Ver’s desires with bigger blocks in BCH, encouraging Ver to return to the Bitcoin community.