Summary for the plebs:

The "Bitcoin Core Going Rogue" controversy centers on a proposed pull request (PR) in Bitcoin Core that would allow more non-financial data, such as inscriptions or NFTs, on Bitcoin’s blockchain. Critics argue this could bloat the blockchain, increase block sizes, and make it harder for regular users to run nodes, potentially undermining Bitcoin’s decentralization and usability as a currency. Concerns include reduced efficiency, higher costs for node operators, and a shift toward Bitcoin becoming a data storage platform. Some allege conflicts of interest among developers and investors pushing the change, and there are claims of censorship, with objectors reportedly banned from discussion forums. Bitcoin Core’s maintainers, however, operate on a consensus-driven process, and no single entity controls the codebase, though debates persist about the direction of development.

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