Ethereum mastermind Vitalik Buterin fired the first salvo as he turned his guns on Bitcoin Cash breakaway ‘Bitcoin SV’, branding the project as “a dumpster fire”. The Russian-born programmer, who now lives in Canada, hit out at the people behind Bitcoin SV (Satoshi Vision) after being asked about bitcoin’s involvement in the Lightning Network. “I have my disagreements with the bitcoin roadmap, proof of work etc, but they’re trying to do something that’s genuinely cool tech,” answered the 24-year-old before bizarrely turning his ire to Bitcoin SV by adding: “BSV is a pure dumpster fire.”
His ‘dumpster fire’ comments have now prompted a stern rebuke from one of the leading figures behind Bitcoin SV – Dr Craig S Wright.
He told Express.co.uk: “I do not follow ETH or Vitalik – they have added nothing, coded nothing of value, understand nothing of bitcoin, cannot grasp POW (proof of work) and have a retrograde bitcoin mutant.
“So, no, I do not follow anything he does.”
Calvin Ayre, one of the founders of Bitcoin Cash two years ago, and the driving force behind BSV, was also quick to put the boot into Mr Buterin.
The Canadian billionaire said: “Problems with Ethereum are well documented online.
“Vitalik should spend his time fixing these challenges and stop publicly lying about the abilities of other people and their technology.
“This is not a good look for him.”
The people behind Ethereum and BSV have been involved in various spats throughout the time Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash have been around.
The two cryptocurrencies have spent much of their existence vying for the number two spot as the main alternative to bitcoin.
And while both have enjoyed some degree of success, it is Ethereum which has held much of the public favour.
The recent volatility of bitcoin has reignited the war of words.
As the decade-old original digital currency struggles to rebuild from recent losses, Ethereum and a host of other challengers to the crypto crown are beginning to smell blood.
Coincidentally, bitcoin’s latest troubles began the day after the bitter Bitcoin Cash hard fork which saw the creation of Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin SV – a move which Calvin Ayre continues to deny was a deliberate ploy to destabilise bitcoin.
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