would you be willing to link the sources for these quotes? it’d be great to be able to look into the context and read more

? there’s no “Google” taking over; Bitcoin Core does matter (and the appearance of competitive-alternative-compatible node software is good for the space); there’s no “tzar” when it all comes down to node-runners deciding what to actually run. i’m not on X so the drama hasn’t made it here but Nostr is worse off for bringing Udi into it