According to Deep Tide TechFlow, on May 3, Pierre Rochard, Vice President of Research at Riot Platforms, stated that he has been advocating for block size limits for the past decade. He now realizes that he has seriously underestimated the importance of block size limits for Bitcoin. He stated that block size limits are as important as proof of work, difficulty adjustment, and halving mechanisms, and are one of the foundational elements for the normal operation of Bitcoin.