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Re:Being Raised by the Internet by immibis on Monday September 30, 2024 @06:05PM (#41702640)
Similar excuses, of course, would justify the government taking your fiat money away.

Hacking the DAO was objectively criminal activity, since it was illegal.

Ethereum agreed to fork to within a margin of error. I know this because the post-fork version of Ethereum is much bigger.

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Re:Being Raised by the Internet by psychlops on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @07:19AM (#41706927)
Objectively unethical, subjectively criminal activity. In 2016, it was unregulated software code during a "code is law" mentality. The regulatory agencies hadn't caught up (the IRS had laid claim in 2014 then revised in 2019).

Yes, similar reasons would justify taking your fiat away. I do sympathize with the Ethereum Classic crowd and generally agree with the code is law idea. The investors very well knew the risks.

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Re:Being Raised by the Internet by immibis on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @10:59AM (#41709284)
It was against the law, for example the CFAA.
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