Quote from: BitUsher on January 23, 2016, 04:04:44 PM

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Quote from: ImI on January 23, 2016, 03:28:28 PM

rumor says that if classic succeeds big parts of core developers will switch to eth

Makes sense... Smart developers with any open source project prefer challenging and rewarding work that they can design without an angry mob demanding things against their conscience. ...

So... RIP Bitcoin?

Nope bitcoin will thrive, Three more likely possibilities --

1) Core wins out or a compromise is reached and we move forward with an efficient an lean blockchain with a settlement that is more secure and resistant to attacks

But you just echoed the thoughts of Blockstream's CEO by suggesting that Bitcoin Creating 'Toxic' Environment for Developers?
Seems like the best & brightest would defect, as they are doing already Sad

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2) Classic takes control, there is a large drop off in development (at least temporarily ) bitcoin will grow at a much quicker rate of adoption than under core and investors will make more a return quicker, Node count will continue and escalate dropping off and mining will further centralize ... in 10 -20 years time expect all nodes to have AML/KYC/Blacklists and be controlled by large companies that can afford to maintain the large databases, and eventually the community decides to give up on PoW altogether for a PoS/DPoS because when mining is that centralized than what is the point?

Classic can not "take control" -- it can win, by popular demand, or lose, due to Blockstream's corporate coffers & miners getting blackmailed by Core devs. None of the other shit follows, either. See how that works?

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3) A fork is created where a more libertarian/anarchist coin is created with the chain split and a few devs from core 5-10 contributing to it under an ASIC proof PoW algo (already discussed) that will be better suited for the grey /black market and long term stores of wealth . It will have a different sort of utility and supporters so could be valued at the same amount as the other fork.

An altcoin, then. RIP Bitcoin?

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Either way , Bitcoin (either version) has a bright history at least from an investment perspective...For ethical reasons I will stop Buying the Centralized coin and likely slowly sell it off .... I'm not going to attack it , just allow it to run its course.

What is it folks here used to say? don't let the door hit you on the way out?

Edit: You're obsessed with voluntary, non-mining full nodes. Being trivial to manipulate, they're irrelevant. Or, rather, far less relevant than wallets.
Don't worry about teh nodes.