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Re:What is a Bitcoin fork? by tertius on Friday November 10, 2017 @07:46AM (#15669479)
> If the new thing has value, your company's shares should all go up in value by roughly its value.

Should.

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Re:What is a Bitcoin fork? by underwoodley on Friday November 10, 2017 @07:59AM (#15669534)
Yes, that's the word "should", which I used.
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Re:What is a Bitcoin fork? by tertius on Friday November 10, 2017 @08:58AM (#15669868)
And why would this translate to something like cryptocurrency?
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Re:What is a Bitcoin fork? by underwoodley on Friday November 10, 2017 @09:19AM (#15669991)
I honestly don't understand the point you're trying to make.
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Re:What is a Bitcoin fork? by tertius on Friday November 10, 2017 @10:06PM (#15674780)
It's the same value argument that was made when bch was created. Didn't work out. Value didn't automatically transfer. Market attributed arbitrary value instantly.
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