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Bitcoin protocol will become increasingly conservative with rare code changes as it matures into a settlement layer, with layer-two solutions moving to the periphery

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FIRST SEENJul 6, 2026
LAST SEENJul 6, 2026
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"Code changes will become rare because of strict consensus among participants, while technological solutions such as the Lightning Network or sidechains, in the speaker's view, will ultimately move to the periphery of the system."

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