and the blockchain only works because nodes only agree over the updates as they rewarded in bitcoin for doing so. if they cease agreeing then they cease getting useable bitcoin.

hodor

there really aren't two sides to the blockchain without bitcoin debate. nobody in the history of computational science has ever found a way to get computers to verifiably agree. an incentivized network is the only solution right now. its great that people want to attempt this without the fungible digital currency reward, but no other consensus method has been found since the beginning of time