Developer Proposes Bitcoin Hard Fork in 2026, Community Denounces as Theft

BroadChain, April 27, 15:16, according to CoinDesk, long-time developer Paul Sztorc proposed a hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain in 2026 to create a new chain called eCash, airdropping equivalent tokens to existing BTC holders, while introducing Drivechains expansion features. The plan has been widely criticized by the community as theft, with accusations that it attempts to redistribute the Bitcoin held by Satoshi Nakamoto.