Bitcoin Is Having a Civil War as It Enters a Critical Month
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but why not both? It doesn&#x27;t appear that the two strategies are mutually exclusive. Is it just that SegWitX2 is considered too rushed? Is it just that miners have a vested interest in maintaining influence?<p>Personally it seems like smart contracts and other similar services beget an ecosystem that could swell the market cap by a significant amount, I assume miners would have a long term goal of doing just that.<p>As a disclaimer, I own Bitcoin, but I&#x27;m definitely a layman and I don&#x27;t really have a horse in the race. What I&#x27;m most concerned is what these changes are going to accomplish when looking back 10 years from now. I&#x27;m in BTC for the long-term, and this whole thing stinks of petty bias and tribal power plays.