Bitcoin Cash Fork Leaves Users Behind, But Does It Matter?

in bitcoincash •  7 years ago 

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The polemic onerous fork of bitcoin onerous forked once more many days again in a shot to feature new practicality to the cryptocurrency protocol and any differentiate it from its precursor. However, within the method - capital punishment at block 530350 - a few of the bitcoin money community was left behind.

At the time of writing, between sixteen % and seventeen % of bitcoin money nodes area unit running previous package and since of the manner upgrading by onerous fork works (whereby changes aren't backwards compatible), those nodes area unit currently running on a very separate network. As such, if any user running one among those nodes were to form a deal, the new, larger bitcoin money network wouldn't acknowledge it.

Critics of bitcoin money argue it is a dangerous sign that such a large amount of nodes haven't upgraded, since those user area unit currently fully bring to a halt from the remainder of the network.

Some have even gone as so much to argue the quietness round the onerous fork as a proof that comparatively few individuals care regarding bitcoin money. If additional individuals cared, they contend, the changes would see additional discussion, as a result of individuals would be disturbed regarding the implications, Bit Coin Core contributor Kalle Alm argued on social media.

"You will tell bitcoin money isn't bitcoin by watching, however not most, are losing their shit everywhere the place," he said, adding:

"Imagine if twenty % of bitcoin nodes failing consensus? Everybody would explode."

But proponents of the network disagree.

"That's a rather insignificant data point. Doubtless the rationale those nodes haven't upgraded is as a result of they are not in use and also the house owners haven't daunted nevertheless," same Chris Pace, lead developer at OB1's Open Bazaar.

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Patio pushed back on the concept the calm encompassing the onerous fork means that something however that users were pleased with the upgrade.

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