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# The Blocksize War

> A definitive history of the internal conflict that divided the Bitcoin community from 2015 to 2017 regarding the network's scaling path. The book explores the technical and political arguments between 'big blockers' and 'small blockers' that ultimately solidified Bitcoin's decent

# The Blocksize War

A definitive history of the internal conflict that divided the Bitcoin community from 2015 to 2017 regarding the network's scaling path. The book explores the technical and political arguments between 'big blockers' and 'small blockers' that ultimately solidified Bitcoin's decentralized governance.

**The Battle for Control over Bitcoin’s Protocol Rules**

A definitive history of the internal conflict that divided the Bitcoin community from 2015 to 2017 regarding the network's scaling path. The book explores the technical and political arguments between 'big blockers' and 'small blockers' that ultimately solidified Bitcoin's decentralized governance.

## Publication details

* **Author:** Jonathan Bier
* **Publication:** 2021

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**Canonical knowledge ID:** `book:the-blocksize-war`