Is BIP444 An Attack on Bitcoin? | Rob Hamilton
By Danny Knowles
Aired Nov 14, 2025 · 1h 23m · Last boosted Nov 22, 2025
Chapters
Show Notes
Rob Hamilton is the co-founder and CEO of Anchor Watch, a Bitcoin custody and insurance provider. In this episode, Rob breaks down BIP-444, the proposed soft fork aimed at stopping spam. He explains why it represents the most contentious governance moment since the block-size wars, what the proposal actually changes, how it could trigger chain splits and reorgs, and why he believes the effort has almost no chance of success. We discuss the economics, incentives, and psychology behind the new fork movement, why filters failed, how miners really behave under fee pressure, and why futures...
Nostr Boost Stats
- sats
- 1.9k
- boosts
- 8
- boosters
- 7
Nostr Community
Everyone who has boosted Is BIP444 An Attack on Bitcoin? | Rob Hamilton on Nostr, ranked by sats sent, all time.
- Helvetica Bold 500 sats
- ndeet 420 sats
- npub1m0gm4…7lad 250 sats
- godsdeth (dr4kdr0u) 237 sats
- btconboard #LNHANCE or #CTV 200 sats
- Laskeeze 150 sats
- DryOats 100 sats
Episode Boosts
Every boost sent to this episode, as published to Nostr, newest first.
-
-
-
I hear many prominent / high profile bitcoiners keep saying the reason they oppose Luke’s reasoning is because “filters don’t work” “it’s not easy” “I’m as opposed to jpeg as much as anyone, but there is no solution”. Now this potential soft fork is a solution. Do you still want jpeg and garbage on chain, or do you not? I think the true colour of many people will show just by looking at which way they lean.
-
Thank you. I upgraded to core 30. To think that consensus transactions are worse than a soft fork is antithetical to bitcoin. I may not love nfts/ordinals but I also don't like terrorist orgs using bitcoin, but the whole point is it's not up to me what transaction is "spam" or worthy of being censored. Money for enemies including nfters!!!! Also, if we're going to soft fork it should be for a real threat (quantum, t…
-
I use Liana Taproot miniscript and it’s awesome. Great wallet for inheritance.
-
Thank you gentlemen
-
The reason we’re having this debate is due to the core team implementing unnecessary changes.