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Re:Ethereum Sharding FAQ by spookthesunset on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @05:23PM (#16926312)
> However, blockchain enables digital scarcity.

Eh? Scarcity? Ever looked at all the forks of bitcoin?

Blockchain absolutely does not enable scarcity. This has been proven time and time again...

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Re:Ethereum Sharding FAQ by tuesdayrain on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @09:37PM (#16928120)
You say that as if Bitcoin forks are unquestionable proof of increasing supply, which many people will disagrewle with. I consider them to be completely separate products, seeing as the forks are not backed by Bitcoin's hashpower.
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Re:Ethereum Sharding FAQ by root_axis on Thursday April 26, 2018 @12:50PM (#16933530)
It doesn't matter what someone "sees" them as, the fact remains that forks are possible because the scarcity is an artificial illusion.
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