Respectfully, this view misses how Bitcoin actually works.
All full nodes matter — not just the ones run by exchanges or payment processors. Every sovereign node enforces the rules it chooses to accept. That’s the entire point of a decentralized protocol: no one needs permission from corporations to validate or relay according to their standards.
Luke DashJr has been clear on this for years: full nodes (mining or not) are what ultimately define and protect Bitcoin’s consensus rules. Miners produce blocks, but nodes decide what is valid. When enough nodes run stricter policies (like Bitcoin Knots with RDTS/BIP-110), it creates real pressure toward a cleaner, more sustainable network.
The economic weight follows sound rules over time — it doesn’t dictate them from the top down.
We’ve seen RDTS nodes grow quietly from ~9.99% to 11.42%. These aren’t meaningless. They’re individuals and operators choosing sovereignty, rejecting unnecessary bloat, and defending Bitcoin as money first. No announcements from exchanges are required for that signal to be real.
Bitcoin doesn’t need corporate approval to stay true to the whitepaper. It needs more people running their own nodes and enforcing the rules they believe in. That’s happening, one Knots node at a time.
Respectfully, this view misses how Bitcoin actually works.
All full nodes matter — not just the ones run by exchanges or payment processors. Every sovereign node enforces the rules it chooses to accept. That’s the entire point of a decentralized protocol: no one needs permission from corporations to validate or relay according to their standards.
Luke DashJr has been clear on this for years: full nodes (mining or not) are what ultimately define and protect Bitcoin’s consensus rules. Miners produce blocks, but nodes decide what is valid. When enough nodes run stricter policies (like Bitcoin Knots with RDTS/BIP-110), it creates real pressure toward a cleaner, more sustainable network.
The economic weight follows sound rules over time — it doesn’t dictate them from the top down.
We’ve seen RDTS nodes grow quietly from ~9.99% to 11.42%. These aren’t meaningless. They’re individuals and operators choosing sovereignty, rejecting unnecessary bloat, and defending Bitcoin as money first. No announcements from exchanges are required for that signal to be real.
Bitcoin doesn’t need corporate approval to stay true to the whitepaper. It needs more people running their own nodes and enforcing the rules they believe in. That’s happening, one Knots node at a time.
**“But it doesn’t have support 😂
Guess where we are now?
From 9.99% → 11.42% RDTS nodes running.
While people cry “no adoption,” the nodes that actually matter keep growing quietly.
Real data → https://t.co/7YTLbpOsOb
@Beautyon_ Appreciate the clarification — glad to see we’re more aligned than it first appeared.
I agree that running Core again isn’t the move, and that Luke’s approach with BIP-110 is currently one of the most logical and defensible strategies available.
On ossification: I understand the desire to put the base layer into maintenance mode long-term. My only question is practical — do you see BIP-110 as potentially one of the last meaningful interventions, after which we truly aim for full ossification? Or is there room for other targeted defenses in the future if new distortions appear?
Also, referencing the original vision isn’t about BSV for me. It’s simply about keeping Bitcoin focused on being sound money instead of a general data ledger. That balance is what I’m fighting to protect.
Curious to hear your thoughts.
BIP-110 activation could play out very differently than many expect.
Once nodes enforcing the new rules start rejecting blocks packed with spam and arbitrary data, a natural selection process begins.
Nodes that do nothing won’t be stuck on the bloated chain. They will automatically follow the chain that builds the strongest Proof of Work while staying valid under their rules.
Here’s the key: Bitcoin’s history shows the vast majority of real activity has always been monetary — moving value, not storing random data. Because of this, the cleaner chain carries the stronger economic weight.
That’s why I believe hashrate and users will gradually shift toward it.
Running Bitcoin Knots with BIP-110 today is how we actively support that cleaner outcome.
The network tends to converge on what actually works for sound money.
So many firsts here...😲
First lotto solo mined RDTS block.
First RDTS block not mined with DATUM Gateway (and first using ckpool software).
First RDTS block not mined using OCEAN.
@alberto_mera@cguida6 Entiendo que en un vídeo no se puede entrar en todo el detalle técnico.
Personalmente, ¿qué te parece más peligroso a largo plazo: que entre más spam/data en la cadena, o que se active un soft fork temporal como BIP-110 para limitarlo?
Let me clarify the rationale.
The "cleaner chain" doesn't exclude real monetary transactions — those (actual value transfers between people, settlements, Lightning, etc.) remain fully valid under BIP-110.
What it does exclude is mostly arbitrary data storage (large OP_RETURNs, inscriptions, Runes spam, etc.) that bloats the UTXO set and increases verification costs for everyone.
Economic weight isn't measured just by raw transaction count, but by sustainable, high-value monetary usage. A chain that keeps fees reasonable and node costs low long-term actually supports more real economic activity, not less.
That’s the core idea: we’re not removing money movement — we’re removing the distortion that makes Bitcoin more expensive to run for actual users.
Happy to discuss further if you want.