Join the Longhorn Bitcoin Club for an examination of one of the most pivotal conflicts in Bitcoin’s history – The Blocksize War (2015-2017).
We’ll explore how a seemingly technical discussion about block size limits evolved into a fundamental battle over Bitcoin’s governance, decentralization, and core values. Learn how developers, miners, and businesses clashed over competing visions for Bitcoin’s scaling solutions, ultimately leading to the birth of Bitcoin Cash and establishing crucial precedents for how the Bitcoin protocol evolves.
Weekly Recommendations:
- “Why Modifying Bitcoin’s Block Size Could Destroy the Network – Michael Saylor Explains”
- Once Bitten Podcast: Inside The Blocksize Wars with Adam Back and Jonathan Bier
- The Blocksize War: The battle over who controls Bitcoin’s protocol
📅 Tuesday, February 11, 2025
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CST
📍 Robert B. Rowling Hall 4.304
300 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd · Austin, TX
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✨ Longhorn Bitcoin Club is a student club at UT Austin focused on the study and discussion of Bitcoin. Whether you are a CS major, studying economics, or anyone in between, Bitcoin is for you. This is not an investment club and by no means is this investment advice.