"(...) it has recently come to light from Blockstream executive Greg Maxwell that Blockstream plans to privatize sidechains through the limiting of the Bitcoin blockchain and generate revenue through subscriptions, transaction fees, support (consulting), and custom development work. Their first client as it turns out is major bank and financial firm, PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)."
Awesome!
This looks increasingly like a political coup against Bitcoin. Many people are so emotionally attached to the Bitcoin BTC Brand, that simply because the brand ticker BTC stays unchanged with the new Segwitbitcoin, they don't see that the new Segwitbitcoin will be a totally different creature from the original BTC. They prefer the brand BTC ticker to authenticity of the product itself.
BitcoinCash is the continuation and evolution of the original censorship-resistant BTC, with the same economic rules and principles.
