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Re:Bitcoin Upgrade in November 2017 at Block 494,784 by 6nf on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @09:30PM (#15032952)
That doesnt make any sense. Why would the bitcoin adjustment take many months when 90% of the miners support the segwit2x agreement?
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Re:Bitcoin Upgrade in November 2017 at Block 494,784 by wmf on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @09:52PM (#15033107)
The 1x chain will take months to adjust difficulty since it will have ~5% hashrate; the 2x chain will be fine.
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Re:Bitcoin Upgrade in November 2017 at Block 494,784 by 6nf on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @10:40PM (#15033371)
The 1x chain is the one you want to call 'bitcoin'?
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