Strategy chief executive Michael Saylor has warned that protocol mutability now represents the greatest risk to Bitcoin’s long-term value.
The comments were shared in a recent social media post that focused on growing calls for complex protocol changes.
Saylor argued that Bitcoin’s core strength rests on immutability rather than rapid technical expansion.
He cautioned that frequent or ambitious changes could dilute the asset’s role as a predictable monetary network.
Ambitious opportunists advocating protocol changes” risk weakening Bitcoin’s primary value proposition.
Michael Saylor said.
The Strategy executive appeared to direct his remarks at a faction of developers and activist Bitcoin users.
This group has increasingly pushed for upgrades designed to reshape how Bitcoin handles data and transactions.
One focal point of the debate is BIP-110, a proposal intended to sharply limit arbitrary data storage on the network.
BIP-110 was authored by the pseudonymous developer Dathon Ohm in late 2025.
The proposal is widely viewed as an extension of long-standing anti-spam positions associated with developer Luke Dashjr.
Bitcoin Knots, the client software implementing BIP-110, is maintained by Dashjr and remains controversial within the community.
Support for the proposed soft fork has so far reached more than two percent of all active Bitcoin nodes.
Critics say even limited adoption signals growing appetite for protocol-level intervention.
Tensions around protocol changes intensified during 2024 and 2025 amid disputes over data inscriptions.
The debate sharpened following the launch of MicroStrategy Orange, a decentralised identity protocol built on Bitcoin inscriptions.
Saylor has defended inscriptions, arguing that users should be free to write data to the blockchain if they pay market fees.
Opponents claim that inscriptions and ordinals strain network resources and distort Bitcoin’s original purpose.
Dashjr has previously described inscriptions as an attack on Bitcoin’s sound money design.
Nobody in the Knots/BIP-110 is an opportunist, because none of us make any money from reckless protocol development. We simply want to keep our savings safe and preserve Bitcoin as sound money for future generations.
A proponent of Luke Dashjr said.
The exchange highlights a widening ideological divide between innovation advocates and ossification supporters.
Some Bitcoiners now openly call for halting all major protocol changes.
Stop changing Bitcoin. It isn’t broken.
Manna founder Adam Simecka said.
Market observers note that the dispute underscores Bitcoin’s unique governance challenges.
Analysts say the outcome could shape how the network balances stability, usage, and long-term trust.
At the time of reporting, Bitcoin price was $88,752.52.