The Fight For Bitcoin’s Future | Samson Mow
By Danny Knowles
Aired Sep 27, 2025 · 1h 10m · Last boosted Oct 2, 2025
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Samson Mow is the CEO of JAN3 and former CSO at Blockstream. In this episode, we get into the growing rift between Bitcoin Core and Knots, why mistrust in Core development is at an all-time high, and what it means for the future of the network. We discuss the battle over spam and data storage on-chain, whether Bitcoin should ossify or adapt, and how governance really works in Bitcoin. Samson breaks down why the UTXO set could become a systemic risk, how mempool fragmentation is reshaping the network, and why multiple implementations of Bitcoin may be both...
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Samson has some very valid points on Core and Knots.
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An excellent rip! Samson is a civilized voice of reason in the midst of lots of emotion.
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Great interview. Samson Mow has gained a lot of integrity in my eyes. He is one of the few developers who fairly and accurately weighs the arguments of those opposing Core.
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Very good discussion of the whole situation. 👏
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Excelente 🧨🧨
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Fuck the fucking read ads in the middle of a conversation. Fuck. Learn from lex you fiat fuck.
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Running knots 👍
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Looking forward to this one!
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