Bitcoin Unlimited has announced major changes to its status including formal registration as a non-profit following a $500,000 donation.
The news was released to members via a post today, and comes as the community at large appears to be shifting to a larger blocksize consensus.“Exciting times are ahead for this organization,” the post reads.The half-million-dollar donation came from “donors who represent the on-chain scaling community,” and allows Bitcoin Unlimited to transform its structure and future plans.“Our donors share our belief about what Bitcoin is and should remain: a global peer-to-peer currency, with affordable fees, scalable and available for universal usage,” the post continues.
The shake-up will first take the form of........
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Personally I always did prefer Bitcoin Unlimited. I switched to Classic back when if first came out to so support since it had a BIP and voting.
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It will be intresting to see if more will follow with donating to preserve Bitcoin. This will be a real game changer if more people support this.
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Is bitcoin headed for an ETH / ETC situation? btw Roger, I'd be very interested to see you comment in this thread - https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@catherinebleish/bitcoin-com-bus-shut-out-of-las-vegas-bitcoin-meetup-and-las-vegas-facebook-group-due-to-support-of-dash
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Bitcoin Unlimited is Bitcoin Cash?
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Will non-profit status bring them under a governmental pressure of any kind?
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Every dealing with the government comes with lots of strings attached.
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Do you think these strings will strengthen or weaken BU?
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I wouldn't be surprised if it was severely weakened, at least in a "Is it still a cryptocurrency?" way. Adding more surveilance and being able to see who does what with their money is most certainly an objective the government has.
I wouldn't be surprised if Bitcoin at some point required an account name or something in order to have a wallet. But who knows.
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Interested to see how this move is accepted.
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Big step forward in my opinion. The Bitcoin block debate needs to be settled without the disruption seen with the ETH/ETC debacle being repeated .
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whether bitcoin limited
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I am a big fan of Bitcoin but is has very big limitations when it comes to privacy and the people closest to you watching your every move. I talk about this while visiting Area 51.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@steve-mcclair/area-51-lessons-about-privacy-for-bitcoin-and-steemit-users
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I Thouth BTC is limited
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Bro, why not just put the entire article here? Isn't that the point of being compensated with Steem Dollars and Steem power?
https://steemit.com/steemit-issues/@cashbandicoot/i-am-becoming-disillusioned-with-steemit-there-s-clickbait-already
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Excited to see how you will utilize the steemit platform.
I wrote a post about how @tracemayer introduced me to your pusrse.io website Here but have received a few comments about it not working in Germany
Is this a user error or is purse.io not compatible with this country yet? Thanks for your time. Happy to have you here.
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When I think about block-chain governance, why is it that I always keep turning towards DASH ...?
Now, I hope BTC Core can come up with SegWit soon.
That would be awesome for Bitcoin in every way.
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