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Bitcoin is open-source software. Users decide which version they want to run. Developers and miners can't force users to switch to another version. Some miners
by Geee 5y ago
Bitcoin is open-source software. Users decide which version they want to run. Developers and miners can't force users to switch to another version. Some miners tried to force an upgrade on users in 2017 which was averted with a threat of user activated soft fork.[0]
[0] https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-independence-day-how-this-watershed-day-defines-community-consensus https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-independence-day...
- runeks 5y ago> Developers and miners can't force users to switch to another version. Miners can, but it’s costly. By a majority mining empty blocks on the chain they wish users to switch away from they make that chain useless. However, they need to sacrifice profit on some other chain (by not mining on that) to do so.