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[@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/twitter/_DavidSFreeman)
"every implementation on this list is running almost entirely bitcoin core code near all the new code in knots nodes comes from core but yeah 'fuck off' core"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979145711800258858) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T11:21Z 1206 followers, 8917 engagements


"jesus they really are going to fork arent they"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978397500215087128) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T09:48Z 1199 followers, 5386 engagements


"@AmethystWizard @start9labs @_MattHill_ 'people just don't want to unnecessarily host child porn on their personal computers' i mean i dont either. but here we are. running bitcoin nodes regardless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978477449064161603) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T15:05Z 1199 followers, XX engagements


"@14g23h34 bitcoin core doesnt want a fork for spam and isnt talking about a fork for spam luke mechanic chris and others on the other hand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978478047708774432) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T15:08Z 1199 followers, XX engagements


"@AmethystWizard @start9labs @_MattHill_ i have no idea how many people actually tried to put CSAM on the blockchain. its quite possible that it is very few people and they have XXX% success rate but the point is its already possible. has already been done. bitcoin core v3 doesnt change whats possible. and we're fine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978479158750552512) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T15:12Z 1200 followers, XX engagements


"core: err on the side of preserving bitcoin's crucial decentralization property knots: perpetual whack a mole against infinite ways to embed data move to a series of soft forks to change bitcoin. all for spam that is no threat to bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978399561170440356) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T09:56Z 1206 followers, 25.1K engagements


"nah the fork is being discussed cause filters dont work Wow why are you saying filters dont work Because youll need a fork to stop this Im not forking you shitcoin spam apologist *6 months later* We need to fork"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978458964745404758) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T13:52Z 1206 followers, 43K engagements


"imagine if ocean just * didnt reinvent stratum v2 due to their accidental misunderstanding of it * focused on being a mining pool and not a bitcoin node implementation * worked with core instead of attacked it * quietly built without histrionics * . wait thats DMND pool"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979111198864949452) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T09:04Z 1206 followers, 4707 engagements


"@oomahq @giacomozucco @soloyopee @adam3us @csuwildcat @coinjoined @start9labs @_MattHill_ is there any evidence of 1) other than their terms of service saying they could do it and everything thinking they should be doing it the amount of formats the content could be in and the number of encoding schemes and the amount of content they would have to check against"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979500826126147698) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T10:52Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"its incredible. luke & mechanic are portraying knots as a 'dont change bitcoin' implementation samson is conjuring a new 'unchangeable' implementation THIS WEEK both are pushing soft fork proposals to change bitcoin while bitcoin core just wants to fix bugs in the protocol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978417964610146688) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T11:09Z 1206 followers, 27.1K engagements


"thinking spam can kill bitcoin is a cuck move"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979296500120224209) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T21:20Z 1206 followers, XXX engagements


"@Cipherhoodlum just nearly all of bitcoin core v30 code with a different logo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979501266251252057) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T10:54Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"'KNoTs oNLy uSEs FraGMenTs of CoRE'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979631163036909996) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T19:30Z 1206 followers, XXX engagements


"chat are we all just being misled for months"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1977803283000598583) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-13T18:27Z 1205 followers, 30K engagements


"break a bitcoin knots node runner's brain with this one question: 'where will nearly all of the new code in next version of knots come from'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978099271577559109) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-14T14:03Z 1201 followers, 5703 engagements


"ive been engaging with a lot of filter proponents recently. what theyve pointed out and ive come around to it. the worst case with the higher default op return limit that is 4x more expensive and makes blocks smaller and doesnt pollute the UTXO set is. spammers use it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978166856197296368) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-14T18:31Z 1201 followers, 17.7K engagements


"@Brandonwords bitcoin core changed a default value in one policy setting in the code the tweets from knots and bitcoin samson edition are about changing the bitcoin protocol itself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978447156965974170) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T13:05Z 1201 followers, XXX engagements


"@MundokAdam @start9labs @_MattHill_ no thats what they are saying. csam will kill bitcoin. otherwise why would they go to the extreme action of maybe doing a protocol change"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978479530051354907) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T15:14Z 1199 followers, XX engagements


"@MundokAdam @start9labs @_MattHill_ its not gaslighting to post the stated intentions of the people who recently are proposing a protocol change to bitcoin its not gaslighting to point out that their whole motivation stems from thinking bitcoin is weak and that spam is a threat to it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978491098663190653) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T16:00Z 1201 followers, XX engagements


"@cguida6 @ProofOfCash @darosior @giacomozucco @phyrooo @garland_key @satflation @adam3us @rleder @LukeDashjr @GrassFedBitcoin @Pledditor @murchandamus can you tell me how my node being relayed a large consensus valid op return is a DoS on my node"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978507462106845436) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T17:05Z 1201 followers, XX engagements


"@Wilsonwilson_2 as long as no one was hoping that these never-change-bitcoin implementations were never going to change bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978518304504332324) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T17:48Z 1199 followers, XX engagements


"guys bitcoin core developers are shouting from the rooftops to upgrade even to XXXX methinks perhaps we should"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978519351532642753) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T17:52Z 1201 followers, XXX engagements


"@StirlingForge @kyletorpey knots leaders at literally working on multiple soft fork ideas to change bitcoin note: soft forks change what bitcoin is via the bitcoin protocol. policy default values changing in one software does not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978524067121496404) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T18:11Z 1199 followers, XX engagements


"@ndeet @cguida6 @giacomozucco @darosior @phyrooo @garland_key @satflation @adam3us @rleder @LukeDashjr @Pledditor @murchandamus it sounds like you're describing an adversary with infinite money to spend forever on bitcoin transaction fees the 2023 spam attack basically went for X years. and we now have lower fees and higher adoption price tech etc than ever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978544240280924298) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T19:31Z 1201 followers, XXX engagements


"@Thecowsmeow1 theres infinite ways to embed data in bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978739120177381789) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-16T08:25Z 1201 followers, XX engagements


"@bigjeff1430726 enjoy running the 100s of code changes from bitcoin core v30 in your next version of knots"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978739354257199542) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-16T08:26Z 1201 followers, XX engagements


"@Michael64930226 yes wait you mean the bugs in the existing bitcoin protocol right like satoshi's off by one error in the difficulty adjustment right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978739635330167087) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-16T08:27Z 1201 followers, XX engagements


"@owei618775 dont believe the propagandists. spam cant kill bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978739807904792710) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-16T08:28Z 1201 followers, XX engagements


"@_Hugo_Ramos_ @flaming_hodl most releases of bitcoin core do not have bitcoin protocol changes or soft forks in them new versions of software have software improvements in them as well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978743081890353311) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-16T08:41Z 1201 followers, XX engagements


"@sndmnystckr enjoy playing with your XX and other atomic numbers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978744320250245353) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-16T08:46Z 1203 followers, XX engagements


"@Brandonwords you dont need to 'trust' anything in my reply. they are all verifiable facts. the fact that you choose to reply with this 'trust' 'majority' believe' blabber shows youre not interested in the facts relevant to the incorrect opinion you just spouted that was thoroughly rebutted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978760014882836763) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-16T09:48Z 1202 followers, XX engagements


"@coryklippsten @Bitcoin @TraceMayer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978763574756475127) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-16T10:02Z 1202 followers, XXX engagements


"@giacomozucco @coinjoined @start9labs @adam3us @_MattHill_ it seems core lost tolerance for luke only recently when he said that bitcoin core needs to DIE. do you have other more credible examples preferably that show core being even more intolerant to even higher level contributors than what happened with hearn/garzik/gavin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979113336278049019) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T09:12Z 1202 followers, XX engagements


"@constructdisrup @satflation @adam3us @giacomozucco @LukeDashjr such a public statement for each core dev im not aware of 'for each' since many dont even speak much or at all publicly murch said he works in bitcoin to make bitcoin the worlds money in a tweet in the last few weeks pieter wuille posted in his stack exchange answer similar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978154911356305793) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-14T17:44Z 1205 followers, XXX engagements


"@NickSzabo4 @cguida6 @adam3us @LordNakamotoX @LukeDashjr the threats from arbitrary data in bitcoin due to its arbitrary scripting capabilities are infinite and present since XXX the novel threats to bitcoin as it grows are splitting the bitcoin community fracturing dev resources stifling progress on all fronts perpetual infighting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978404743949992217) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T10:17Z 1204 followers, 14K engagements


"@start9labs @_MattHill_ its too bad people are so afraid of spam and believe bitcoin is so weak that they need to change what bitcoin is in order for it to survive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978467975054369188) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T14:28Z 1207 followers, 18.8K engagements


"@NickSzabo4 @adam3us @colbyserpa @csuwildcat @ocean_mining but nick arbitrary content is always possible with arbitrary scripting capabilities which bitcoin has had since 0.1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978518856898425026) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T17:50Z 1206 followers, 11.5K engagements


"@NickSzabo4 @adam3us @colbyserpa @csuwildcat @ocean_mining here is an article about the content already being stored in bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978520002304127142) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-15T17:55Z 1206 followers, 21.1K engagements


"@ralflmuller what do you mean the main bitcoin protocol proposal from core devs lately is the consensus cleanup which just fixes the bugs in the bitcoin protocol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1978865685766750560) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-16T16:48Z 1204 followers, XX engagements


"@oomahq @giacomozucco @coinjoined @start9labs @adam3us @_MattHill_ core devs dont seem to believe much in either of these things "the security budget" "mining needs to be profitable""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979109523013988510) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T08:57Z 1206 followers, XXX engagements


"@oomahq @giacomozucco @coinjoined @start9labs @adam3us @_MattHill_ honestly citation still needed here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979114160693653701) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T09:16Z 1206 followers, XXX engagements


"@MrHodl @oomahq @coinjoined @giacomozucco @start9labs @adam3us @_MattHill_ never attribute to a X letter agency that which is adequately explained by knot brain rot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979154201939685521) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T11:55Z 1207 followers, XX engagements


"bitcoin core developers looking at the node counts knowing everyone is running their code even during a civil opposing side taking their code nearly wholesale samson's opportunistic clone node implementation will use bitcoin core continues to have the most secure code"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979156817373524172) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T12:05Z 1206 followers, XXX engagements


"@Jethroe111 right. youll just run bitcoin core v30's code with some tweaks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979158644961751321) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T12:12Z 1206 followers, XXX engagements


"@adam3us @Jethroe111 safest is probably wait a few weeks and run bitcoin core v30 with whatever datacarrier setting make you feel good then virtue signal post on twitter about never running it for the likes perhaps thats what george is doing actually"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979159861494444075) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T12:17Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"@alpacasw @stephanlivera lets be clear here spam has actually driven bitcoin transaction fees DOWN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979162180348961149) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T12:26Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"@soloyopee @csuwildcat @giacomozucco @adam3us @oomahq @coinjoined @start9labs @_MattHill_ i think the point is that no such filtering engine exists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979257791857516934) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-17T18:46Z 1205 followers, XX engagements


"@rleder Ocean is a great pool that anyone can use can all of what i said still be true tho"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979499567868465286) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T10:47Z 1205 followers, XX engagements


"@MajorianBTC 'All it takes is one anonymous malicious miner' always has been"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979501479754125438) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T10:55Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"@zamir591582 @MajorianBTC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979501602189791605) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T10:55Z 1207 followers, XX engagements


"@Cipherhoodlum high fees are an inevitability if bitcoin is going to be successful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979629229521432722) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T19:22Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"@Cipherhoodlum great so a heavily used bitcoin chain will have high fees and kill bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979637576551346239) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T19:55Z 1205 followers, XX engagements


"@simulxxx great so thats the case when min relay default was 1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979639329984311431) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T20:02Z 1205 followers, XX engagements


"@barackomaba spam cant kill bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979640782513651910) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T20:08Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"@coryklippsten @darosior cory we are in 2025 not 2015. there is so much tooling around bitcoin that people can use bitcoin however bitcoin can be used. not how core happens to support something"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979642691379142680) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T20:16Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"@Arthur_van_Pelt Everyone wants Bitcoin as money Only some are lying about their softwares dependencies in the process"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979648946428588341) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T20:41Z 1207 followers, XX engagements


"@parman_the If youre pro ossification youd be well at home in Bitcoin core. Most code changes are bugfixes performance documentation build system etcetera"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979653100588966253) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T20:57Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"@Shireh0dl Bitcoin is. We all abide by its rules. Unless theres broad consensus to change its protocol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979661487166918956) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T21:30Z 1206 followers, XXX engagements


"@snednode enjoy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979682992277921960) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-18T22:56Z 1207 followers, XX engagements


"@Arthur_van_Pelt its easy. spam objectively "has always happened & been possible and it's harmless" and subjectively i dont like it. you can also even call it abuse. none of these contradict. also spam cant kill bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979801676224876837) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-19T06:47Z 1207 followers, XX engagements


"@Arthur_van_Pelt i dont think ive said its harmless but i said it cant kill bitcoin. i dont see where what you outline here is anything more than a nuisance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979808285143498770) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-19T07:14Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"@Arthur_van_Pelt We already have a block size limit and werent full blocks always going to be a thing Or are you bearish"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979835850453385524) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-19T09:03Z 1207 followers, X engagements


"@Arthur_van_Pelt Doesnt matter what fills the blocks in terms of block size effect. Spam is not that different and the problems are the same that we need to address if there were actual more monetary usage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979838990900724070) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-19T09:16Z 1206 followers, XX engagements


"@Arthur_van_Pelt Wed have similar problems if we had that full of monetary uses. There are differences to be sure but its modestly worse and not a threat to kill Bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979841407805476864) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-19T09:25Z 1207 followers, XX engagements


"@venorusprime but he dont say he wants spam. he says ignore it and make bitcoin monetary transactions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_DavidSFreeman/status/1979859639241220285) [@_DavidSFreeman](/creator/x/_DavidSFreeman) 2025-10-19T10:38Z 1206 followers, XX engagements