we have one last shot at inserting new functionality into bitcoin before all of us, every last soul, will become the remnants of an βearly bitcoin fan clubβ that no one cares about anymore
if we do not take this shot, this is where the story ends. bitcoin as digital gold, impotent as p2p money, in the best case funnelled around the web through hosted centralized service providers with no privacy, too tricky to self custody for normies
replacing gold is cute. we need lightning without channels, we need vaults for safe custody, we need second layers for privacy. that is the difference between bitcoin gunning for a $17 trillion target as digital gold and gunning for a $170 trillion target (to start with) as universal hard money
this decision is yours. we need to oil the softforking machinery before it becomes completely stale and stuck in its tracks. we have momentum now. we have near-universal developer consensus on covenants as the next softfork. we just have to agree on the last specifics.
bitcoin is the most important asset in crypto, and the most important project youβve dedicated yourself to in your life. the time to act is now. one last ride for the rohirrim. now for ruin, now for wrath, and a red dawn