JAN3 CEO proposed to fork the Bitcoin Core code to resolve the community split caused by the OPRETURN controversy.

PANews reported on May 13 that Samson Mow, CEO of Bitcoin technology company JAN3, recently proposed forking the Bitcoin Core code in a podcast to address the community split caused by the ongoing OPRETURN policy controversy. Mow presented a solution to the current issue of "misaligned incentives" among developers, suggesting the creation of a fork based on the current version and maintaining the new software through an anonymous developer funding model. Mow believes this is the best course of action, as pushing for changes under the current structure is very difficult. He particularly emphasized that the new fork should establish a more comprehensive governance charter to avoid developers participating in the project due to personal reputation. The Bitcoin core development team plans to remove restrictions on the OPRETURN field, allowing more non-monetary data to be put on the chain, resulting in a surge in the usage of the Bitcoin Knots node software (currently accounting for 8.6% of public nodes). Mow has previously called for a boycott of the core developers engaging in "malicious behavior," banning them from attending industry conferences and cutting off funding support. Analysis points out that this technical route dispute reflects a fundamental divergence within the Bitcoin community regarding the functional positioning of the blockchain.