As someone who has advocated for Bitcoin since I started mining it in 2011, I never thought I would have to write this. But here we are.
Bitcoin is not just a program. It's not just a network. It's n...
> At this block, a software upgrade (RDTS - Reduced Data Temporary Softfork) demanded by 20% of the network was not even rejected, it was just *ignored* by Bitcoin Core and the 5 big mining pools
This was my default expectation and I was running RDTS. Bitcoin is a proof of work system, not a proof of nodes one. If BIP110 had a lot more hashpower on its side things could have been different.
This was my default expectation and I was running RDTS. Bitcoin is a proof of work system, not a proof of nodes one. If BIP110 had a lot more hashpower on its side things could have been different.