A tale of two bitcoins (2018) Online

A tale of two bitcoins (2018) Online

We live in a fast-paced world where commerce is built on the backbone of reliable tap & go transactions. A superior alternative emerged with the birth of Bitcoin; trustless p2p electronic cash that's independent of central banks, governments, or any other centralized middle-men. Bitcoin allowed people create secure, instant transactions that were virtually free. These characteristics made it a convenient payment method for merchants and users, as you only needed to broadcast your transaction to the network and you're done.Shady tactics allowed the Core developers to strip key Bitcoin functionality which made it P2P electronic cash. All this to pursue their own agenda - an artificial fee market, SegWit and a vulnerability known as Replace-By-Fee. Once they had this, they were able to introduce their monetised side-chain known as Lightning. These new susceptibilities introduced high transaction fees and long wait times on-chain. With the convenience & security of Bitcoin transactions ...