centralization-paradox

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Event November 1, 2014 Added June 23, 2026 Updated August 6, 2026 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 documentary record: where it comes from, and how each link in the chain holds up.

Event August 15, 2010 Added May 10, 2026 Updated August 6, 2026 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.