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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by ruined on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:38PM (#29899306)
there's only one blockchain
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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by randomhodler84 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:43PM (#29899391)
Only one Bitcoin blockchain, correct. There are affinity scams like bcash and bsv that try to steal the name.

The users/miners decided, in decentralized fashion by contributing resources. Decentralized!

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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by bavell on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @09:15PM (#29901455)
Depends on if you count hard forks as new chains. Successful hard forks require decentralized consensus to follow the new chain.
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