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Is Bitcoin being captured — and if so, who actually controls it?

In this episode of To The Moon with the Lunas, we sit down with Matthew Kratter of Bitcoin University and BTC Gus for a deep and controversial conversation about one of the biggest debates happening inside Bitcoin.

Matthew breaks down BIP 110, the battle between Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots, OP_RETURN, node decentralization, mining pools, self-custody, and why he believes Bitcoin has reached a critical turning point.

We also get into Michael Saylor and “Big Bitcoin,” the role of Bitcoin Core maintainers, lessons from the Blocksize War, the failure of BIP 110, and the proposed Bitcoin Blake hard fork.

Matthew makes the provocative argument that Bitcoin as we know it has become captured while explaining why he believes Bitcoin itself can still live on.

We discuss:

• What BIP 110 actually was
• Bitcoin Core vs. Bitcoin Knots
• Who controls Bitcoin Core?
• Why running your own node matters
• Mining pool centralization
• Michael Saylor and institutional Bitcoin
• What happened to BIP 110
• The lessons of the Blocksize War
• Self-custody during a Bitcoin fork
• Replay attacks
• Bitcoin Blake and Blake2b
• Whether Bitcoin can still remain censorship-resistant
• What everyday Bitcoiners should do next

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Whether you agree or disagree with Matthew, this conversation raises an important question:

00:00 – Matthew Kratter & BTC Gus Join To The Moon
01:10 – What Is BIP 110?
03:27 – The OP_RETURN Controversy
05:50 – Why Running a Bitcoin Node Matters
10:13 – Who Actually Controls Bitcoin Core?
13:59 – What BIP 110 Was Trying to Fix
15:30 – Blockstream, Bitcoin Core & the Epstein Question
19:38 – Why BIP 110 Failed
21:48 – Michael Saylor, BlackRock & Mining Pools
24:00 – Can Bitcoin Knots Fight Back?
27:12 – What Really Happened in the Blocksize War?
32:02 – Is Bitcoin Core Too Centralized?
34:50 – Bitcoin’s “Immune System”
38:45 – The Problem With Bitcoin Core’s Dominance
43:10 – Has Bitcoin Been Captured?
45:16 – Matthew’s Criticism of Michael Saylor
47:14 – Why Self-Custody Matters During a Fork
48:30 – Why Early Bitcoin Developers Left
52:12 – Is Bitcoin Still Going to Win?
53:02 – Matthew: “Bitcoin Has Failed”
55:56 – Could Bitcoin’s Price Still Explode?
58:15 – What Gives Bitcoin Its Value?
1:01:02 – What Happens to Your Bitcoin During the Fork?
1:02:29 – Replay Attacks Explained
1:06:00 – Why Matthew Plans to Exit BTC
1:06:29 – Bitcoin Blake & the Proof-of-Work Change
1:13:56 – Is Bitcoin SHA-256 Finished?
1:14:25 – Matthew’s Bitcoin “Titanic” Analogy
1:18:00 – What Should Everyday Bitcoiners Do?
1:19:18 – Run a Node, Self-Custody & Take Back Control
1:20:33 – “Bitcoin Lives On”

👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments. Do you agree with Matthew, or do you think Bitcoin is working exactly as designed?

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