JAN3 CEO proposed to fork the Bitcoin Core code to resolve the community split caused by the OPRETURN controversy.

PANews, May 13 news, reported by Bitcoin.com, that Samson Mow, CEO of the Bitcoin technology company JAN3, recently proposed forking the Bitcoin Core code in a podcast to resolve the community split caused by the current OPRETURN policy controversy. Mow put forward a solution to the current issue of “misaligned incentives” for developers, suggesting to create a fork based on the current version and maintain the new software through an anonymous developer funding model. Mow believes this is the best course of action, as pushing for changes under the current structure is very difficult. He particularly emphasized that the new fork needs to establish a more complete governance charter to prevent developers from participating in the project due to personal reputation. The Bitcoin core development team plans to remove the OPRETURN field restrictions, allowing more non-monetary data to be put on-chain, resulting in a surge in the usage of the Bitcoin Knots node software (currently accounting for 8.6% of public nodes). Mow had previously called for a boycott of the core developers involved in “malicious behavior,” banning them from attending industry conferences and cutting off their funding support. Analysis indicates that this technical route dispute reflects a fundamental divergence in the Bitcoin community regarding the functional positioning of the blockchain.