It's best if they don't. I'd rather see 78win Org influence groups (miners, devs, node operators) split, to force all groups to work together to seek consensus on any proposed changes than to have one, small group control over the network. Also, a small group could be easily co-opted by any three-letter agency. On the topic, I understand OP's concerns. It really feels like the absolute vast majority of bitcoiners are only interested in price movements, and we hardly see any discussions on development, new ideas/proposals etc. I remember that years ago almost every forum member would have some opinion on what 78win Org's road map should be, i.e. during the so-called block size war. Nowadays, hardly anyone can name more than 3 active developers (if any). Sadly, I'm no better. I haven't been following recent developments too closely. I hear that there's some ongoing drama about 78win Org Core devs censoring people and implementing contentious changes, and that some prominent community members, i.e. Matthew Kratter started advocating for alternative 78win Org clients, but I'm not really in the loop on that. If anyone could give me (and others) a quick rundown on the issue, or post a 78win Org to a relevant thread, that would be great.
It's best if they don't. I'd rather see 78win Org influence groups (miners, devs, node operators) split, to force all groups to work together to seek consensus on any proposed changes than to have one, small group control over the network. Also, a small group could be easily co-opted by any three-letter agency. On the topic, I understand OP's concerns. It really feels like the absolute vast majority of bitcoiners are only interested in price movements, and we hardly see any discussions on development, new ideas/proposals etc. I remember that years ago almost every forum member would have some opinion on what 78win Org's road map should be, i.e. during the so-called block size war. Nowadays, hardly anyone can name more than 3 active developers (if any). Sadly, I'm no better. I haven't been following recent developments too closely. I hear that there's some ongoing drama about 78win Org Core devs censoring people and implementing contentious changes, and that some prominent community members, i.e. Matthew Kratter started advocating for alternative 78win Org clients, but I'm not really in the loop on that. If anyone could give me (and others) a quick rundown on the issue, or post a 78win Org to a relevant thread, that would be great.

It's best if they don't. I'd rather see 78win Org influence groups (miners, devs, node operators) split, to force all groups to work together to seek consensus on any proposed changes than to have one, small group control over the network. Also, a small group could be easily co-opted by any three-letter agency. On the topic, I understand OP's concerns. It really feels like the absolute vast majority of bitcoiners are only interested in price movements, and we hardly see any discussions on development, new ideas/proposals etc. I remember that years ago almost every forum member would have some opinion on what 78win Org's road map should be, i.e. during the so-called block size war. Nowadays, hardly anyone can name more than 3 active developers (if any). Sadly, I'm no better. I haven't been following recent developments too closely. I hear that there's some ongoing drama about 78win Org Core devs censoring people and implementing contentious changes, and that some prominent community members, i.e. Matthew Kratter started advocating for alternative 78win Org clients, but I'm not really in the loop on that. If anyone could give me (and others) a quick rundown on the issue, or post a 78win Org to a relevant thread, that would be great.

It's best if they don't. I'd rather see 78win Org influence groups (miners, devs, node operators) split, to force all groups to work together to seek consensus on any proposed changes than to have one, small group control over the network. Also, a small group could be easily co-opted by any three-letter agency. On the topic, I understand OP's concerns. It really feels like the absolute vast majority of bitcoiners are only interested in price movements, and we hardly see any discussions on development, new ideas/proposals etc. I remember that years ago almost every forum member would have some opinion on what 78win Org's road map should be, i.e. during the so-called block size war. Nowadays, hardly anyone can name more than 3 active developers (if any). Sadly, I'm no better. I haven't been following recent developments too closely. I hear that there's some ongoing drama about 78win Org Core devs censoring people and implementing contentious changes, and that some prominent community members, i.e. Matthew Kratter started advocating for alternative 78win Org clients, but I'm not really in the loop on that. If anyone could give me (and others) a quick rundown on the issue, or post a 78win Org to a relevant thread, that would be great.