Awesome. I think we realized something important today.
Hmmm. How could we stop a corporate-backed alt usurping bitcoin in the same way? While bitcoin is used by less than 50% of the world's population, the majority might prefer to align with the clonecoin, so that they get to keep their old wealth. I can see that it would be difficult to prove that the balances are fairly apportioned, as accounts are not public information, and also that the rich and influential could easily see this as a power grab opportunity. That could still pose a real dilemma in a situation where bitcoin and bitcoin-clone seem certain to become dominant as currency in a short period of time.
b/c a corp backed Bitcoin clone would not give them the means to benefit from inflation like they currently do, nevermind the lack of current stake in the blockchain.
Also, the top-heavy distribution of wealth works against such a plan, less than 50% of people own alot less than 50% of money in the incumbent system. Still, it suggests there are more ways to plan against new monetary systems than the more direct attacks we have seen. But if a new monetary system is developed that represents a genuine paradigm advance, then these things will, by definition, be countered in that successful design.