Bitcoin’s Inevitable Split: Samson Mow’s Bold Vision for a “Better” Fork

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Samson Mow, the maestro behind JAN3, recently suggested that it’s high time for another bitcoin fork to fix the glaring misalignment of incentives, all while funding developers with a shiny new structure. Oh, and maybe saving the world too—no big deal, right?

Samson Mow Drops the Mic: Time for a Bitcoin Fork (Because Who Needs Consensus Anyway?)

And here we go again, folks: drama, drama, drama. The latest tempest in the Bitcoin teapot is the OP_RETURN policy changes coming to Bitcoin Core—the software that’s supposed to hold the digital gold standard together but is instead causing a bit of a stir. Enter Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, with a radical solution: a fork! Yes, folks, a good ol’ Bitcoin Core fork to fix everything that’s wrong, because apparently, pushing through changes with the current structure is as effective as using a spoon to scoop water from a sinking ship.

It’s always “better” in the eyes of the one who proposes it. But hey, maybe he’s onto something. After all, who wouldn’t want to tear apart the status quo for fun and profit?

At the heart of Mow’s master plan is a beautiful dream: use the current Bitcoin Core, sprinkle some fresh funding magic on it, and voilà—developers get the grants they deserve. Never mind that there’s a tiny little problem of actually convincing the masses that this new fork won’t turn into a glittering dystopia. But Mow’s philosophy is simple: if bitcoin is to be considered money, it better start acting like it, or at least, be organized better.

And for those of you who are wondering about the typical “who’s the boss?” dynamic that comes with any large-scale change, Mow insists that developers working on this new fork should remain as mysterious as the Loch Ness Monster. Why? Well, because we wouldn’t want anyone turning this into a self-serving ego fest. It’s all about Bitcoin, not the developer selfies.

Before the fork debate reached its peak, Mow had already stirred the pot by suggesting some rather dramatic measures—such as blacklisting developers who were acting in “bad faith” from conferences and denying funding to organizations backing these pesky, “contentious” changes. Nothing says “I love decentralization” like the ol’ blacklist, right?

As the controversy heated up, Mow couldn’t help but take aim at the Bitcoin Core developers’ stance on lifting the OP_RETURN guardrails, which, let’s face it, felt more like opening Pandora’s box than solving anything. These changes would allow non-monetary data into the blockchain, which sounds wonderful in theory—if you love chaos. The result? A mass exodus from the Bitcoin Core fold. As a matter of fact, adoption of the alternative node software, Knots, has been soaring, with nearly 1,868 nodes out of a possible 21,767 making the switch. Talk about a stampede!

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2025-05-13 08:00