The History of What’s Leading Bitcoin to the August 1st Fork

Things are looking a bit rough within bitcoin’s community once again. Current events might not exactly be as divisive as when opposition to Core development was peaking through 2016, but this time big miners are speaking out.
The problem
The community has been in need of a solution for quite some time now. The increase in demand for bitcoin transactions has made it so bitcoin fees are rising, something that’s making transactions much more expensive as the price rises.
That’s so