> The reason a segment of the bitcoin world likes to hate on them is because they are an outspoken supporter of bigger blocks and bigger block threatens the bus

> The reason a segment of the bitcoin world likes to hate on them is because they are an outspoken supporter of bigger blocks and bigger block threatens the business plan of certain non-mining interests. I think that people are primarily pissed with them for blocking SegWit for absolutely no good reason [0], against the wishes of the industry and community. [0] one potential explanation is that SegWit blocks a covert performance boost that Bitmain secretly built into their ASICs. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/breaking-down-bitcoins-asicboost-scandal-solutions/ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/breaking-down-bitcoins-...