Samson Mow Jokes About Creating A New Bitcoin Fork Called BitcoinEC
One thing is for sure: no one will be surprised if another branch of development pops up. It is only a matter of time until a new bitcoin fork is proposed. After Bitcoin XT and Bitcoin Classic failed, Bitcoin Unlimited is the current concept to disrupt Bitcoin Core development. Samson Mow jokingly hinted at what could be the next fork of development. BitcoinEC would keep the best of Bitcoin Core and add Emergent Consensus “nonsense”. An intriguing thought, even if it is just a joke. Discussions like these always lead to a rather intriguing conversation between bitcoin enthusiasts.If....
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