The first Scaling Bitcoin conference is held in Montreal, bringing together developers and researchers to address Bitcoin's scalability challenges. The block size debate had reached a fever pitch, and this conference aimed to find technical solutions through rigorous academic process.
The conference series became a critical venue for discussing proposals like SegWit, the Lightning Network, and other layer-2 solutions. It demonstrated Bitcoin's unique governance model: no single entity decides, but the best technical ideas eventually win.
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