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Most cyptos don't run on majority control. The rules of Bitcoin, for example, will never be changed.
by wmf 2y ago
Most cyptos don't run on majority control. The rules of Bitcoin, for example, will never be changed.
- duskwuff 2y agoThe "rules of Bitcoin" are squarely under the control of Bitcoin mining consortia. They have been changed before, and will undoubtedly change in the future.
- wmf 2y agoThey really aren't but that's a common misconception.
- winking070 2y agoIsn’t the thing we usually call “Bitcoin” today a fork of the original Bitcoin, precisely because a group decided to change the rules?
- wmf 2y agoThere were one or two bugfixes in the early days but Bitcoin is still basically on the original chain and very old versions of the code can still interoperate with the current chain. http://web.archive.org/web/20191223125456/https://www.trustnodes.com/2019/12/23/the-oldest-bitcoin-node-still-runs-seven-years-on http://web.archive.org/web/20191223125456/https://www.trustn...