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October 23, 2017, 09:20:23 PM

What I like about BTG is the algorithm change. What I understood is that the algo change makes mining more decentral, it's possible to mine with GPU.

A warehouse full of ASICs vs a warehouse full of GPUs, the mining is still going to be centralized to massive farms to maximize profits with economies of scale.

And also there's this:
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TREZOR Statement on Bitcoin Gold Fork

Bitcoin Gold is a proposed fork of Bitcoin, sharing its history up until the block height 491407 (around October 24, 6am UTC). As Bitcoin Gold has a subsequent pre-mine period, we do not yet know when the coin will launch.


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pre-mine period

Hahahahahahaha!!!  Roll Eyes   Tongue

That pretty much says it all. Dump coin it is.
Yup. Instant dump, thanks for the heads up.