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Re:Why does gold have value? by BenjiWiebe on Sunday February 14, 2021 @05:32PM (#26136908)
Then the unit that clients display and transfer will be nS (nano satoshis). Afaik, it's a very minor update to allow more decimal places.
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Re:Why does gold have value? by capableweb on Sunday February 14, 2021 @05:49PM (#26137031)
> Afaik, it's a very minor update to allow X

Said every software developer ever, shortly before realizing that an entire ecosystem has been built upon X and any change would have to ripple through what is now our global financial system.

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Re:Why does gold have value? by bustin on Sunday February 14, 2021 @09:45PM (#26138494)
I commented to respond to this and deleted it, since I realized I was making some wrong assumptions. If you saw it, please disregard it.

I'm still not convinced the change doesn't require a hardfork, which would involve switching chains, right? I feel like the possibility of hard forks being necessary hurts bitcoin as a "gold replacement"

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