Emperor Luke has released a UASF that freezes miner rewards on his chain to 45 days after maturity (100 blocks). In practice their chain is not censorship resistant and coins can be frozen by social demand. Very similar to Ethereum.

Any space where the centralized power wielding quorum of leaders uses their authority to silence opposing viewpoints? Is not only toxic but intellectually weak. You only actively silence your opponents when your argument honestly cannot hold a candle against them in a real debate. Luke and his cabinet? They know that... They don't want anyone else infiltrating their cult and potentially causing their "plebs" to actually wake up to the wool they are pulling over their eyes. I took the debate out of Luke's personal discord and echo chamber and none of them are capable engaging in an objective, evidence-based discussion in front of the rest of the wider cryptosphere. Evidence shows that Luke himself literally rejects objective data. They only wish to operate within the context of their ardent supports and acolytes who blindly follow them no matter what...

2017 taught us that miners alone don't dictate protocol changes. 2026 taught us that nodes alone don’t dictate what gets mined. Bitcoin consensus is a Mexican standoff between developers, miners, node runners, and economic actors. Each can resist, none can unilaterally rule. Everyone tugs in their preferred direction, but ultimately has to convince enough of the others that moving with them is better than standing still or being left behind. Going rogue solo is always a sure fire way to fork yourself of the network.

Heads up: a proposed bitcoin hard fork called eCash is expected around late August 2026. Shakepay won’t support eCash or related forked assets. Your bitcoin remains bitcoin. Be careful with fake airdrops, phishing links, and “claim your coins” scams.