Bitcoin Knots developer faces criticism over hardware requirements for node operators

Luke Dashjr, developer of the Bitcoin Knots fork, faced backlash after telling a user to upgrade their hardware following a new soft fork rule that triggered a full chain resync. The update, which locks newly mined coins for 45 days to penalize pool operators, has been criticized for contradicting the fork's original goal of keeping node operation costs low. Critics argue that the project has shifted from defending home-node accessibility to demanding high-end hardware.