As the cryptoasset ecosystem has exploded in size and complexity over the past decade, Bitcoin maximalism has evolved in tandem. However, the behavior of some extreme Bitcoin maximalists can be detrimental to Bitcoin’s adoption. During the scaling wars and the 2017 ICO hype, Bitcoin maximalists’ views were vindicated. Today, as new platforms emerge, mainstream Bitcoin culture has gradually degenerated from the expression of ideas to the re-telling of old stories, causing many newcomers to over-defend their beliefs. At the same time, some moderate Bitcoin maximalists have turned into provocateurs of extremists, known as “counter-maximalists,” who enjoy pointing out the weaknesses, hypocrisy, and abominable behavior of more extreme maximalists.