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Re:Bitcoin Is Having a Civil War as It Enters a Critical Month by segmondy on Monday July 17, 2017 @12:55PM (#14790309)
Not true, the miners are heavily vested and do their research. Speculators who just buy and sell go wherever the market is which is wherever the miners are.
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Re:Bitcoin Is Having a Civil War as It Enters a Critical Month by logicallee on Monday July 17, 2017 @01:37PM (#14790682)
>Speculators who just buy and sell go wherever the market is which is wherever the miners are.

Isn't "wherever the market is" wherever spending power is?

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Re:Bitcoin Is Having a Civil War as It Enters a Critical Month by polyomino on Monday July 17, 2017 @01:30PM (#14790637)
Speculators have various reasons buy and sell many of which have little to do with miners.
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