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Topic
Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Should core bitcoin developers freeze stolen Mt.Gox bitcoins?
by
Light
on 18/04/2014, 06:21:00 UTC
I think the main point here is that Bitcoin is not going to change in this way.  Ever.

So if you want a coin that can be frozen if stolen, etc. then you will need to move to an alt chain that does what you want.

No amount of posting, no matter how spirited, will change the fundamentals of Bitcoin.  

I wonder if anyone has created an alternate coin that has the properties you desire?

Perhaps a government backed and controlled coin is what you are looking for.

I'm pretty sure what he's looking for is something called... fiat. Trying to convince people to have the option of 'freezing' coins goes against the whole fundamental concept of decentralisation and Bitcoin. If it could be frozen power would then reside with the developers. Not to mention, even if they did agree, I doubt the miners and nodes would accept and implement the change and without them good luck.