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Nodes control consensus in bitcoin. If miners attempt to circumvent the will of the users, the Proof-of-work algorithm can be changed, making useless all of th
by Frogolocalypse 9y ago
Nodes control consensus in bitcoin. If miners attempt to circumvent the will of the users, the Proof-of-work algorithm can be changed, making useless all of the miner hardware. They know this, which is why they can't force the issue.
Decentralization of mining is an issue, but decentralization of nodes is a far more important thing to maintain.