# Kalle Rosenbaum et al. - Bitcoin Development Philosophy (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article0.00998d930354.png) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/56698033) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Kalle Rosenbaum]], [[Linnéa Rosenbaum]] **Full Title**:: Bitcoin Development Philosophy **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [bitcoindevphilosophy.com](https://bitcoindevphilosophy.com/) **Host**:: [[bitcoindevphilosophy.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2025-12-07]] **Created**:: [[2025-12-13]] ## Highlights - There are two major aspects of decentralization in Bitcoin: miner decentralization and full node decentralization. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kbv3zpx4d2s19wvmaaghh93k)) ^964293377 - If people don’t protect Bitcoin’s decentralization, which is a proxy for its censorship resistance, Bitcoin might fall victim to centralizing powers, until it’s so centralized that censorship becomes a thing. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kbv406q37f42zzqy1337nwv8)) ^964293392 - Devs will attempt to ensure that publication of the fix does not reveal the nature of the vulnerability by providing the proposed fix to experienced devs who have not been informed of the vulnerability, telling them that it fixes a vulnerability, and asking them to identify the vulnerability. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kbwgac51av9crgr52wf3c85t)) ^964432019 - So while I absolutely do agree that different things should and can be handled differently, it is not always so clear cut. It’s prudent to treat things as more severe than you know them to be. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kbwgfn04eq8vjcednw8ygsbp)) ^964433421 - So, even if a vulnerability seems hard to exploit, it might be best to assume that it’s easily exploitable and you just haven’t figured out how yet. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kbwgg20b5kbkkan41h5qc05t)) ^964433601 - Disclosure is when you tell the vendor. This thread is about publication and that has very different implications. Publication is when you’re sure you’ve told the prospective attackers ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kbwgh94r3m11f890w152pgf1)) ^964434035 - This is the deepest reorg - 52 blocks - in Bitcoin’s history. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kbwgzxra28wnznfzh18cq668)) ^964438208 - In a sense, consistency is more important than “correctness”. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kbwhc024bkhh412zzzzz03gs)) ^964439899 - Deploying fixes for non-published vulnerabilities is a tricky game to play. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kbwhgrhbeznwvx0d5xz8begf)) ^964440155