>Isn't there? There isn't. Early miners have long since sold off their coins. Pool operators don't own any hashrate. Yes there is some fuckery they can engage

>Isn't there? There isn't. Early miners have long since sold off their coins. Pool operators don't own any hashrate. Yes there is some fuckery they can engage in, but it would be obvious and miners can trivially switch pools. Forks are evidence that there is no central authority in Bitcoin! They cannot change the rules for others so they go do their own thing. How can you not see this as an incredible feature?