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		rcxdude on Jan 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BadEconomics: Putting $400M of Bitcoin on your com... It seems quite unlikely for bitcoin to successfully change anything about the protocol: even simple changes have been failures.

rodiger on Jan 5, 2021 [–]

As of right now yes, but when there are more stakeholders and clear/imminent threats to the chain there will likely be more discussion. All proposed forks thus far have been unnecessary for the short-term success of the chain.

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