Twitter Says Bye-Bye to @Bitcoin

The account has long been renown for its pro-Bitcoin Cash stance, being blasted by Bitcoin advocates on numerous occasions for defaming its more popular predecessor.

The suspension highlights the remarkably strained relationship between Bitcoin and its errant lovechild, Bitcoin Cash.

At the center of the controversy lies Roger Ver, a.k.a. 'Bitcoin Jesus', who's pro-BCH stance is no secret in an increasingly divided competition.

Once one of the most influential proponents of Bitcoin, Ver has steadily become a vocal critic of Bitcoin's costly, slow transactions- instead of pointing to BCH as the superior cryptocurrency.

Ver's conspiratorial position is that the BTC core team have sabotaged the original blockchain by deliberately retarding the growth of block size- preventing the network from experiencing faster, more affordable transactions.

Naturally, Bitcoin advocates have met these mostly unsubstantiated claims with vitriol, accusing Ver of spreading anti-BTC propaganda for his financial gain; with the serial entrepreneur having a dubious relationship with both BTC and BCH. Unsurprisingly, Ver quickly pitched in to lament the loss of the controversial account, heralding the loss of "Free speech."

A Twitter poll quickly surfaced shortly after Twitter's decree, a pointed show of support for Bitcoin; poll results numbers are affirming the public's favor towards the original P2P cryptocurrency.

Hidden agendas are becoming a common occurrence in the responsive world of cryptocurrency, where a single tweet can shift an asset's price profoundly - whether it be Charlie Lee toying with Litecoin, or McAfee patently pushing Verge.

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