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		monktastic1 on Jan 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Did I just lose half a million dollars? The chain is by nature append only, so you'd have to fork it, which they sure as hell are not going to do for a "little guy," to put it mildly. At least, that's my layman's understanding.

shadowgovt on Jan 30, 2022 [–]

Yep. Little users can still get screwed, but players too big to fall get to make up new rules.

... Reminds me of another financial infrastructure I know.

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