Matthew Kratter: Bitcoin Core is Compromised - Here's Why
Published: July 1, 2026
Duration: 1:27:05
Matthew Kratter of Bitcoin University joins Michael Jordan on The Bitcoin Way podcast for a hard-hitting breakdown of the Bitcoin Core controversy: why Core developers are compromised, the network's migration to Bitcoin Knots, and what self-custody Bitcoiners must do now.
Matthew covers UTXO bloat from ordinals and inscriptions, the uncapping of OP_RETURN, and how Core devs prioritized theoretical bloat over real attack surface. With 20% of nodes already on Bitcoin Knots, he explains BIP-110 - the temporary soft fork to reverse Core's changes.
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