According to Samson Mow (@Excellion), the GitHub account of prominent Bitcoin contributor @GrassFedBitcoin was banned for 'abuse' in the last two weeks, and project admins locked a contentious pull request (PR), temporarily reopened it to allow an ACK, then relocked and removed the ACK after it was noticed (Source: Samson Mow on Twitter, May 6, 2025). These actions have raised concerns among traders about the transparency and governance of key Bitcoin development processes, potentially affecting market sentiment and the perceived decentralization of the Bitcoin project. Crypto traders should monitor for increased volatility and shifts in sentiment as the community reacts to these governance issues.

According to @bitcoinerrorlog on Twitter, the last two weeks have seen a developer pay another developer to submit a contentious pull request (potentially indicating a new practice called PR laundering), the banning of @GrassFedBitcoin from GitHub for alleged 'abuse,' and project admins locking and unlocking a controversial PR to control its acknowledgment process. These events suggest heightened governance risks and potential centralization issues within high-profile crypto codebases, which traders should monitor for any impact on Bitcoin project credibility and price sentiment (source: @bitcoinerrorlog, Twitter).