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There’s a very small number of mining pools that control Bitcoin. All the USA has to do to force a hard fork is order them to run alternative mining software.
by injeolmi_love 3y ago
There’s a very small number of mining pools that control Bitcoin. All the USA has to do to force a hard fork is order them to run alternative mining software.
- junofan 3y agoEthereum miners weren’t very successful at stopping the proof-of-stake transition. Why would Bitcoin miners be any different?
- psychlops 3y agoI guess they'd enjoy running their expensive hardware on a worthless fork while the rest of the planet used bitcoin.
- audleman 3y agoAnd of course, like when China banned mining, they would simply pick up shop and move to another country. One with fewer regulatory risks.