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Re:What is a Bitcoin fork? by kbart on Friday November 10, 2017 @06:01AM (#15669137)
Yes, but it doesn't answer the OP's question. What if government, official bank or other strong entity with virtually unlimited resources starts a fork (something like Ecoin for those who watch Mr. Robot)? I wouldn't call such event improbable.
Re:What is a Bitcoin fork? by beefield on Friday November 10, 2017 @06:49AM (#15669281)
I strongly assume that a strong entity would prefer to create a new coin from scratch instead of donating huge amounts of value to existing bitcoin owners.
Re:What is a Bitcoin fork? by bpicolo on Friday November 10, 2017 @09:38AM (#15670101)
> virtually unlimited resources

Having resources doesn't matter, it's a hype-based economy