I was told by the 'Gavinista' that Bitcoin is practically dead. Why is the price going up 
I'm pretty certain that a certain 'group' of people at a certain subreddit don't even care, as they continue with ad hominem and ETH promotion.
Things would be much simpler if the remaining 'opposers' just accepted Segwit at the moment. You can then focus on a HF afterwards. What Antpool is trying to do now does not help the situation at all. The network was practically at a point where consensus has been met. With KNC gone, Classic is completely done.
I'm pretty certain that a certain 'group' of people at a certain subreddit don't even care, as they continue with ad hominem and ETH promotion. Things would be much simpler if the remaining 'opposers' just accepted Segwit at the moment. You can then focus on a HF afterwards. What Antpool is trying to do now does not help the situation at all. The network was practically at a point where consensus has been met. With KNC gone, Classic is completely done.
It's nice that Bitcoin now has its own supervillains.
External enemies like Alistair Darling provide only limited drama, while our homegrown baddie coalition of Hearn/Gavin/Armstrong/Ver entertain us on a daily basis.
EG, https://twitter.com/rogerkver/status/736274071113977856
Epic clownage ensues. Can't wait until Samson piles on!
So much "congestion"
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