Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EE01CA59 for ; Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:25:26 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-pf0-f179.google.com (mail-pf0-f179.google.com [209.85.192.179]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8A0C0472 for ; Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:25:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pf0-f179.google.com with SMTP id b79so5308267pfk.5 for ; Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:25:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=friedenbach-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=/Ty6iqS7cpcM/JVv6K0K7BgKl/pd2A9YsmT1ZGUXRA4=; b=MDTn6G0wN0MVVeD87aVLN7X1BX+ABxhtpxhPMV0AmT54Kz2SxcCKENfEaACCbPesld ctHZCUoy7JLGlT4ELVGRLKVIdrFMrh/IxjBAxnxVROdLg+PwIGqBdp53jtlN2+WAU8ug 4a3yZKT4RfFHpyv1gGxmUAyAk+rg0lGh4f2fU4pwJE5hbVQ+MYsvtAN7omK4JWloofSw 0HTGfTtNqCIT6M01z5Dag87q1Naed1g5f74EfJCJ6T3F6SSWdtqqGg4JRTVVmGho9qgZ glAbVI+pGcl7wuV62p7S6McLmxAlqRBrZDKroZGvXxhvaQhtpsTuaIbbe4Ac0mXY1/Xc OpAA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=/Ty6iqS7cpcM/JVv6K0K7BgKl/pd2A9YsmT1ZGUXRA4=; b=SGZtwLWgMtoU/zHlFqNvs7unHj5egHFo+ebuztXp1wk/aHbk2WcgvBuVMZiikVaBE1 PbBrQBtiY0gCWl8FRiq1TF6q9cd8C/jDz9wOO2DSKaTLxQnvmNssdRJO9WuDQqxwgkXG yQMm7opI8QFINIDGt4pcXZfR6M16RHv4Jjr8uZHTiAHYF2ILHc0qRrRuATvNpw3fXcgK grL6Bk3lnXih3NkU0wTi9ivYz59EzQL4tmSXPYBiMRfptRBs4myvQLg4J+Yb1F7QAd8I Ue8gNMyORp0EyHB6n3HKRCfWkuv0KpRDLjEwwwRGMtVbHyuq0syA3QVl0VhdnhyopQo8 ia7g== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaVoOUOhH8G5WxjwHi39jjHsL9Z4TGM15d3cL1yrFGehh0e++HF1 JjIURYPo0s/C1RVs3bzKdfje9w== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AOwi7QADNdBq7yxDqKJwoiR08+y/vLZirWSGAQo3tprnPLg3I4Vm0qqGeUxuXXvfjA0Fo6iYzp4CVw== X-Received: by 10.101.67.3 with SMTP id j3mr531038pgq.278.1507821926201; Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:25:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?IPv6:2601:646:8080:1291:ad14:433d:d20a:f8c6? ([2601:646:8080:1291:ad14:433d:d20a:f8c6]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id p71sm32264980pfl.56.2017.10.12.08.25.24 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:25:24 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=gb2312 Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) From: Mark Friedenbach X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (15A432) In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:25:23 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <8369AFB5-05BF-4483-A81D-82ED34B4A22F@friedenbach.org> References: <1664384101.5473696.1507733420536.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1664384101.5473696.1507733420536@mail.yahoo.com> To: ZmnSCPxj , Bitcoin Protocol Discussion X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, MIME_QP_LONG_LINE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=disabled version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Cc: Scott Roberts Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] New difficulty algorithm part 2 X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:25:27 -0000 > On Oct 12, 2017, at 3:40 AM, ZmnSCPxj via bitcoin-dev wrote: >=20 > As most Core developers hodl vast amounts, it is far more likely that any h= ardfork that goes against what Core wishes will collapse, simply by Core dev= elopers acting in their capacity as hodlers of Bitcoin, without needing to d= o any special action in their capacity as developers. While this might be true of some, it is most certainly not true of many, and= it is a very dangerous men to the safety and well being of people on this l= ist. You don=A1=AFt get bitcoin for being a bitcoin developer, and there is no re= ason to suppose a developer has any more or less bitcoin than anyone else in= the industry. It is certainly the case that a large number of people and organizations who= are not developers hold massive amounts of bitcoin (hundred of thousands ea= ch, millions in aggregate).=20=