meanwhile r/btc is calm and collected. I suspect r/bitcoin is targeted by certain entities seeking to instill doubt and divide the community. the network is going through its usual boring phase of doubling the block size by way of emerging consensus. around this time just before the block size jumps there's a lul in efficiency that translates into higher transaction fees. if you're a psycopathic pumper dumper it's a good time to scream that the sky is falling as loud as you can.
r/btc is calm and collected? Every single day I see a ridiculous tinfoil hat theory about how Segwit is just a plot by Blockstream (who they always mention is funded by BANKSTERS!!! and AXA!!!) to either stall scaling and destroy bitcoin OR (mutually incompatible) scale with lightning network which will somehow allow Blockstream to profit. Didn't have to look far to prove my point... front page when I looked for it:
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