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Re:Bitcoin – Potential Network Disruption on July 31st by RandVal30142 on Thursday July 13, 2017 @07:13AM (#14760321)
>Segwit will disable ASICBOOST

Incorrect. It would make 'stealth' ASICBoost mining improbable but still possible overall.

> Therefore, BitMain has been launching FUD campaigns.

Substantiate your claim.

> proven to be due to spam

Show it. Just show it already. Its a transparent blockchain but no one can show this spam, identify how it is malicious, show where it is coming from.

Show the spam already. Like ASICBoost its an invisible horror used to terrorize people into supporting your narrative. This is not very nice.

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Re:Bitcoin – Potential Network Disruption on July 31st by oh_sigh on Thursday July 13, 2017 @06:39PM (#14765930)
Btc noob: What's wrong with asicboost? Is it just because it's patented?
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Re:Bitcoin – Potential Network Disruption on July 31st by rothbardrand on Monday July 17, 2017 @12:34PM (#14790068)
It's an exploit that gives a miner a way to boost profits, but in order to do so, they have to mine empty blocks, which is bad for bitcoin because the purpose of miners is to build blocks with transactions in them.
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