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Re:The day someone created 184 billion Bitcoin (2020) by MichaelZuo on Friday July 11, 2025 @08:53PM (#44538328)
Why can’t such a bloc for example rename Bitcoin to Buttcoin?
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Re:The day someone created 184 billion Bitcoin (2020) by olalonde on Friday July 11, 2025 @10:27PM (#44538792)
Anyone can do that, it doesn't require 51% of the hash power. And it's already been done hundreds, if not thousands, of times (the more technical term for them is "shitcoin").
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