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Michael Saylor said the greatest threat to bitcoin comes from “ambitious opportunists” seeking to push protocol changes.
The Strategy co-founder argued that major changes to the bitcoin protocol should be rare and carefully considered.
His comments triggered a sharp debate across the bitcoin community.
Bitcoin maximalist Justin Bechler said the remarks were aimed at developers promoting non-monetary uses such as NFTs and onchain images.
“The greatest risk to Bitcoin is quantum,”
Investor Fred Krueger said, pointing to future computing threats.
Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz rejected Saylor’s view, criticising resistance to protocol evolution.
“Absolute cancer of a mindset. ‘Ambitious people wanting to evolve this technology are our biggest risk,’”
Mert Mumtaz said.
Other users cited ongoing spam debates and Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 as examples of growing tension.
The dispute reflects a wider divide between bitcoiners favouring protocol ossification and developers advocating expanded functionality.
Quantum computing risks remain a contested topic within the community.
Castle Island partner Nic Carter has warned bitcoin must adopt post-quantum standards.
Blockstream CEO Adam Back dismissed those warnings as overstated.
“Bitcoiners and developers are not in denial about defensively doing the research,”
Adam Back said.
Analyst James Check said quantum fears are not influencing price action, attributing recent weakness to long-term holders selling.
At the time of reporting, Bitcoin price was $87,518.78.