That is absurd. Nothing about the recent update goes against the whitepaper, or takes away from its ability to be used as electronic cash. The recent update brings us closer than ever
How can a checkpoint be centralised? Centralisation is mostly about mining hash distribution. Checkpoints are just a protection against an attack, used because CSW threatened an attack
We need a place where we can discuss bitcoin but you have to answer some math and logic questions before you get a login. Maybe someone can create on-chain proof of math ability.
I find there's a lot of people here who just repeat talking points & apply them where they don't make sense because they don't have a fundamental understanding of how bitcoin works.