<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Former Bitcoin Core developer Jeff Garzik believes in the longevity of Bitcoin but criticizes the Lightning Network, calling it a 'dead end.'</li><li>Garzik dismisses Lightning as a failure due to low usage and advocates for programmable Layer-2 solutions over payment channels for scalability.</li><li>He attributes Lightning's limited adoption to Bitcoin's 'vetocracy' governance culture and stagnant development post the 2017 block-size stalemate.</li><li>Garzik sees the future in sidechains like his project, Hemi, which integrates a fully validating BTC node in an Ethereum-compatible roll-up, emphasizing the need for programmable trust in Bitcoin's evolution.</li></ul>

Bitcoin Is Inevitable—But Lightning Is A Dead End, Warns Former Core Dev Garzik

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