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Non-mining nodes still enforce the consensus rules. Miners can't just decide to increase the block size or change the total # of bitcoin to 42 million.

• 6nf 9y ago
  Non-mining nodes do not have the ability to change the block chain and therefore they do not affect the rest of the network.
  • lrns_ 9y ago
    Read up on UASF http://www.uasf.co/ http://www.uasf.co/
    • 6nf 9y ago
      Read up on the Bitcoin whitepaper