The scaling debate is not over, in fact the more i read the more it looks like it has only begun. Segwit 2x looks to fork Bitcoin... AGAIN.. Virtually the same "upgrade" that led to Bitcoin cash's creation is set to happen again with Segwit2x implementation (this time its not about block size). At block 494,784 miners can choose to run the new Segwit2x software. This is expected to occur sometime in November.
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@squatee/segwit2x-developers-set-date-for-hard-fork
https://www.coindesk.com/full-steam-ahead-segwit2x-reconfirm-bitcoin-hard-fork-plan/
Today we also learned that $500 Bitcoin Cash has become more profitable to mine than Bitcoin. This is not to say it will always be that way but for a brief period at least, it was. This of course makes mining the Bictoin Cash chain more appealing pulling miners away from the BTC chain. With a growing backlog of transactions this is not what anyone wants.
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-cash-closes-profitability-parity-original-blockchain/
Which brings me to the worst of it... I found this on a crypto subreddit, Basically it claims that Bitcoin Cash is the REAL Bitcoin and soon the "original" Bitcoin network will spiral out of control because of a vulnerability in its difficulty adjustment. You have to read it for yourself, just ignore the hints of conspiracy. basically its terrifying:
http://bitcoinandtheblockchain.blogspot.com/2017/08/chain-death-spiral-fatal-bitcoin.html
http://bitcoinandtheblockchain.blogspot.sg/?m=1
All of this information i have found in my travels, i am trying not to make any assertions (i hope i haven't) and nothing in the future is 100% certain (like the chain split) even if it looks very likely. As always i am very interested in your feedback! If anyone has information on the topics covered today please share and if you found this useful at all please upvote and follow for more!