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Bitcoin is not controlled by the nodes. It is controlled by the miners, and a 51% attack is a serious concern. It always has been, and it always will be. It w
by SamPatt 4y ago
Bitcoin is not controlled by the nodes.
It is controlled by the miners, and a 51% attack is a serious concern. It always has been, and it always will be.
It was designed assuming at least half of the network would not be malicious.
The blocksize war absolutely didn't prove the superiority of the nodes. These are tall tales told by people who really wanted that to be true.
- davidgerard 4y agoThe decision was made by the exchanges. Bitcoin Cash wanted the BTC ticker, and didn't get it. That's why in the ETH merge, the issue is who the money goes with. Circle and Coinbase are going with the merge, so it wins.