Bitcoin’s public node count stands at 23,163, with 18,850 running Bitcoin Core and 4,265 running Bitcoin Knots—placing Knots at 18.41%—as a weeklong back-and-forth on X showcases whether the network should lean on fee incentives alone or allow stricter relay policies to curb non-monetary data. ‘Money First’ vs. ‘Neutral Ledger’: Bitcoin’s Node Wars Play out Theoretically […]
