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Re:Bitcoin mining hash rate drops as blackouts instituted in... by RobLach on Sunday April 18, 2021 @02:22AM (#26850257)
Why would they be "taken back"?

If the the majority of the network agrees on the the new fork who is to say that isn't the de facto "real" fork?

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Re:Bitcoin mining hash rate drops as blackouts instituted in... by koheripbal on Sunday April 18, 2021 @10:32AM (#26852802)
He means that the real world assets you would buy with your double coins could be taken back. ...ie if you cashed them in for USD at an exchange.
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