centralization-paradox

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Updated November 1, 2014 Analysis

Did Blockstream control Bitcoin? — the block-size war's biggest 'centralization' charge

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Gregory Maxwell, Adam Back, Pieter Wuille, Mike Hearn, Roger Ver, Jihan Wu, Gavin Andresen, Satoshi Nakamoto

Weighing the 'Blockstream controls Bitcoin' charge against the record: where it comes from, the facts behind it, and the counter-facts — Lightning's authorship, funding spread, a shrinking Core role.

Updated August 15, 2010 Analysis

The day 184 billion BTC was minted — the centralization paradox, soft-fork rescue, and a 5-hour response

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Jeff Garzik, Gavin Andresen, knightmb

Structural reading of the 2010-08-15 overflow incident — soft-fork rescue mechanics, why a 5-hour response was only achievable then, transaction-shape forensics, and the centralization paradox.