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Re:Bitcoin hits 3-year peak, nears record high on U.S. ETF a... by flashmob on Thursday February 23, 2017 @03:54PM (#13717677)
Technically, no history was re-written! No transactions were undone, but the fork agreed to new rules. The users of the new version also had a choice if they wanted to support the fork or not, the majority went with the fork.

Ability for a community to set and agree to new rules is healthy for a blockchain and it makes it more likely that Ethereum can evolve and successfully hardfork to POS mining in the future.

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Re:Bitcoin hits 3-year peak, nears record high on U.S. ETF a... by vkou on Thursday February 23, 2017 @06:23PM (#13718907)
Since the executive branch is democratically elected, and the executive branch appoints people to run the Fed, the same can be said for USD.
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Re:Bitcoin hits 3-year peak, nears record high on U.S. ETF a... by Frondo on Thursday February 23, 2017 @07:22PM (#13719432)
Correct, the Fed is a democratic institution.

Anyone who claims otherwise is confused or trying to sell you something.

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Re:Bitcoin hits 3-year peak, nears record high on U.S. ETF a... by iopq on Thursday February 23, 2017 @08:15PM (#13719903)
They weren't on my ballot.
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Re:Bitcoin hits 3-year peak, nears record high on U.S. ETF a... by Frondo on Friday February 24, 2017 @02:33PM (#13726902)
They don't need to be, to be a democratic institution. The head of the EPA or any other federal agency wasn't on your ballot, but the choice you made for president determined that, too.
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Re:Bitcoin hits 3-year peak, nears record high on U.S. ETF a... by WikipediasBad on Thursday February 23, 2017 @08:02PM (#13719799)
This way of thinking makes ethereum bring nothing new to the table vs. democratically elected rulers of government changing monetary policy. So nothing aside from the fact that you can make little programs using its language makes it unique from how the fed is run today. This explanation that you post is a hallow excuse that knowledgeable people do not buy into.
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