Of course a lot of volatility is expected, as not everyone has unbreakable faith.
Pretty much agree with that. There are business with hundreds of millions of dollars in line! And all those big whales should be mentioned as well! Of course there is no 100% certainty, but for instance if Jihan and Ver go insane and screw it up, these guys are mostly done and will be hunted by one or the other!
I still see this all as big FUD. But let's see whow it will play out. In a few weeks we all will know more.
maokoto and Denker
Your points about the HUGE amount of money at stake do leave me a little more optimistic that the August 1 implementation may very well go OK. So far, Bitcoin has survived other scares and squabbles.
Money talks.
But, I never saw this as FUD, as it looked like some powerful players in Bitcoin were trying to squeeze excess profit from all the rest of us, and Core did not give me confidence in their communications.
As you wrote, we will see.