That’s not Bitcoin — Who are you to tell us otherwise?

Too Long; Didn't Read

I’ve decided a follow-up to my <a href="https://medium.com/@StopAndDecrypt/thats-not-bitcoin-this-is-bitcoin-95f05a6fd6c2" target="_blank">original post</a> would be fitting now that the 2X hard-fork initiative is behind us. I didn’t intend for it to be a “Part 1” of something bigger so these two posts aren’t structured as such. Please go read that first. I <em>wanted</em> to also address the precedents that have been set by the two major forks <em>(and Airdrops)</em> of 2017 and what this probably means for the future direction of the Bitcoin protocol we all love so much, but like the original post this became way too long <em>(mostly due to screenshots). </em>I intend on following up with another article on those subjects at some point, this post will cover 2X. My posts attempt to serve as a bridge between an entry-level and mid-level understanding of Bitcoin and the political thicket that drives it, so I’m going to try and keep this in that range. If you <em>“don’t understand what’s going on with all of these forks” </em>but you own Bitcoin, or kind of know how Bitcoin works, this article is for you.