DOG Mode explains Bitcoin's next governance fight
The 'DOG Mode' Bitcoin client has been introduced to challenge existing relay policies regarding data-heavy transactions like Ordinals. It sparks a debate over whether Bitcoin should function strictly as a monetary settlement layer or as a neutral marketplace for block space.
The alternative Bitcoin client “DOG Mode”, introduced by Bitcoin developer “Leonidas” , doesn't attempt to rewrite Bitcoin's consensus rules. Instead, it targets the default relay policies used by Bitcoin Core and other node software. These are in effect the settings that determine which valid transactions are forwarded around the network before miners include them in a block.
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