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filmackay
9y ago
A spin-off (or more correctly, demerger) is almost exactly what you describe: a company cloning itself but adopting a different vision/mission, and awarding shares to all existing shareholders. With companies it is usually done with a
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filmackay
9y ago
I think this is a bit one-sided, that you've created "forced buy in". You've also created a LOT of supply as well, which goes a long way to counter-balance the demand. Besides, the exchanges do not seem to have implement
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filmackay
9y ago
It's not a stock split (which would issue you more BTC), but a demerger - or a spin-off. This is where a company gives out shares in proportion to existing shareholding. It's like BTC has "spin off" BCH which was part of