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Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by nivertech on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:25PM (#16001633)
wrong, anybody can fork it (assuming blockchain-based ledgers)
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Re:Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain by qubex on Sunday December 24, 2017 @06:03PM (#16001764)
Are you arguing that if you unilaterally fork a cryptocurrency all transactions up until the fork remain valid? I ask because I’ve never thought about this.
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