Bitcoin Ordinals Leader Threatens Core Fork Over Censorship

Bitcoin Ordinals Leader Threatens Core Fork Over Censorship
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A prominent Bitcoin Ordinals developer has threatened to fork Bitcoin Core if developers attempt to censor non-financial transactions. The warning comes amid growing tensions within the Bitcoin community over network usage priorities. Leonidas, host of The Ordinal Show, issued this ultimatum through an open letter on social media platform X.

  • Leonidas threatens to fund development of Bitcoin Core fork if Ordinals/Runes transactions are censored
  • Debate centers on whether Bitcoin should prioritize financial transactions over data transactions critics call spam
  • Warning comes as Bitcoin Core developers prepare update that would enable more Ordinals and Runes activity
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