Is BIP444 An Attack on Bitcoin? | Rob Hamilton

<p>Rob Hamilton is the co-founder and CEO of Anchor Watch, a Bitcoin custody and insurance provider.</p> <p>In this episode, Rob breaks down BIP-444, the proposed soft fork aimed at stopping spam. He explains why it represents the most contentious governance moment since the block-size wars, what the proposal actually changes, how it could trigger chain splits and reorgs, and why he believes the effort has almost no chance of success.</p> <p>We discuss the economics, incentives, and psychology behind the new fork movement, why filters failed, how miners really behave under fee pressure, and why futures markets can ultimately determine whether a fork has any economic weight.</p> <p><strong>THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.iren.com/"><strong>IREN</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/wbd"><strong>RIVER</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.anchorwatch.com/"><strong>ANCHORWATCH</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://mining.blockwaresolutions.com/wbd"><strong>BLOCKWARE</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://ledn.io/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=2025_whatbitcoindid&utm_content=ad_read"><strong>LEDN</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://bitkey.world/"><strong>BITKEY</strong></a></p> <p><strong>FOLLOW:</strong></p> <p>Danny Knowles: <a href="https://x.com/%5C_DannyKnowles">https://x.com/\_DannyKnowles</a> or <a href="https://primal.net/danny">https://primal.net/danny</a></p> <p>Rob Hamilton: <a href="https://x.com/Rob1Ham">https://x.com/Rob1Ham</a></p>