Depending on who you ask, the great "block size debate" of 2018 is either over or just beginning. In one corner, we have Roger Ver, a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponent, in the other, Dr. Craig Wright, an esteemed academic and advocate for Bitcoin SV (BSV). At this point, BSV may be worth less than its nemesis, but some of the greatest minds are already saying it's the future of crypto. Here's why.
BITCOIN SV IS BACKED BY REPUTATION
If you had to pick a side, would you follow the former explosives-selling criminal with ties to the Silk Road or the guy with two master's degrees and a PhD? Of course, education isn't everything, but in this case, it makes a big difference. Roger Ver is the voice of Bitcoin Cash and while he is certainly an expert in his respective field, his background is littered with questionable behavior and mysterious connections.
Dr. Craig Wright, on the other hand, is the strongest advocate of Satoshi Nakamoto's pure and original vision. Some say Wright may even be Nakamoto himself. That aside, Wright is adamant that Bitcoin SV is the only real Bitcoin and that all other iterations are just fake replicas that must be abolished. If Wright can get enough support for this vision, then you'll see the price of BSV soar.
BITCOIN SV STAYS TRUE TO ITS ROOTS
As we just mentioned, Dr. Wright is a fundamentalist who believes in the original vision of Satoshi Nakamoto. Nowhere in the 2009 white paper did it say that Bitcoin would facilitate smart contracts, yet that's exactly what BitcoinABC announced in August 2018 to make Bitcoin Cash competitive with Ethereum. That's when Wright drew a line and worked to create BSV. A crypto-currency close to the original plan that would increase the block size to 128 megabytes and leave out smart contracts completely. If you support bitcoin in its pure form, then BSV is for you.
BITCOIN SV HAS A SMALL BUT LOYAL FOLLOWING
BSV may not yet have the large following of Bitcoin Cash, but the main difference is that its followers are extremely loyal to the cause. While it may seem rebellious at first glance, the true nature of Satoshi's vision is widespread, mainstream adoption. The people who should be using Bitcoin are precisely those who are afraid to touch it (the big banks and financial institutions). Once these groups start using bitcoin as originally intended, then we will begin to see the serious change described in Nakamoto's white paper.
As the often childish war between Ver and Dr. Wright continues, the BSV faithful are slowly beginning to grow. Evidence of this can be seen on platforms like YouHodler, which recently added BSV support to its crypto-currency lending platform. The market is not yet ready for a BSV surge, but the signs are clear. It's coming soon and the "HODLers" are ready. How about you?