Except that the corporate interests lost this time around . I find that ironic considering which side primarily says this . <| sep |> Does it just disconnect by itself ? <| sep |> I am surprised they challenged that . <| sep |> He used to be an adventurer , like us . <| sep |> Core will benefit because bitcoin benefits from higher fee collection and core developers own a ton of bitcoins so are interested in bitcoin succeeding . Here is a good quote from the perspective of outside investors as wellIn particular , a specific complaint that we ' ve heard is that transaction fees are rising . Not only do we not see rising transaction fees as concerning , we ' re actually encouraged by the overall trend . It ' s dumbfounding when we hear rising transaction fees cited as evidence that Bitcoin is in some way failing . Ask any investor what they think about a situation where a product or service sees increasing amounts of demand as the price for using that product or service rises . This is the type of problem that we all hope for , especially considering that these rising transaction fees directly contribute to the security of the Bitcoin network which further increases its appeal . So that ' s our take . Spencer Bogart Equity Analyst , Needham CompanyBitcoin Quarterly Update Call November 15 , 2016