Hodlonaut joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his controversial decision to first support and then withdraw support for BIP 110, the proposed soft fork targeting spam and data abuse on Bitcoin. The conversation covers Bitcoin Core's uncapping of OP_RETURN, the "wokification" of Core development, lessons from the block size wars, and whether BIP 110 is the right hill for plebs to die on in defending Bitcoin as money. Knut and Hodlonaut go through BIP 110's specific restrictions point by point while debating governance, urgency, and the principled case for keeping Bitcoin simple and resistant to change.

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00:00 Hodlonaut and BIP-110
05:48 Doubts and Withdrawal of Support for BIP 110
11:23 Reflections on the Block Size Wars
13:34 Ps, Ds, and As
16:55 History Lessons
19:51 The Blocksize Wars
26:13 The Future of Bitcoin and BIP 110
30:49 Advanced Implications
42:42 Arguments For and Against BIP-110
49:53 Diplomacy vs. Tribalism in Bitcoin
52:38 Principles of BIP-110
01:06:33 Concerns Over Code Quality and Governance
01:11:04 Core Is Responsible
01:13:22 Best Argument Against BIP-110
01:16:59 Picking Sides
01:18:15 Tribalism and Community
01:21:19 Going Through BIP-110 Systematically
01:25:15 Understanding Taproot and Its Impact
01:30:22 The Temporary Nature of BIP 110
01:35:40 Fund Freezing
01:41:59 The Cat
01:43:56 Consensus and Governance in Bitcoin
01:49:28 Final Thoughts and Future Considerations