PANews reported on May 13 that Samson Mow, CEO of Bitcoin technology company JAN3, recently suggested forking the Bitcoin Core code in a podcast to resolve the community divide caused by the current OP_RETURN policy controversy. Mow proposed solutions to the current 'misaligned incentives' issue for developers, suggesting the creation of a fork based on the current version and maintaining the new software through an anonymous developer funding model. Mow believes this is the best course of action, as pushing for changes under the current structure is very difficult. He specifically emphasized that the new fork should establish a more comprehensive governance charter to prevent developers from participating in the project due to personal reputation.
The Bitcoin Core development team plans to remove the OP_RETURN field limit, allowing more non-monetary data to be stored on-chain, resulting in a surge in the use of Bitcoin Knots node software (currently accounting for 8.6% of public nodes). Mow had previously called for a boycott of the 'malicious actions' of core developers, banning them from participating in industry conferences and cutting off funding support. Analysts point out that this technical route dispute reflects a fundamental divergence in the Bitcoin community regarding the functional positioning of blockchain.
