The article discusses the debate surrounding Bitcoin's adherence to its cypherpunk principles of decentralization and anti-control. Critics argue that Bitcoin's potential for decentralization is disappearing, while a developer named Peter Todd suggests "tail emission" as an alternative. The article also mentions BlackRock questioning Bitcoin's fixed supply limit and doubts arising over the cryptocurrency's ability to maintain its ethos in the face of growing corporate influence. Todd's article from 2022 proposes tail emission as a way to ensure a stable supply of coins and addresses the challenges of implementing such a change in Bitcoin. However, it is noted that achieving consensus for such a change in the Bitcoin community may be difficult.



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