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June 14, 2017, 01:46:45 PM

Article is light on details. Still, if it is what I think it is....

Everybody wants to rule the world these days. It will also be pre-mined. Still, I guess someone will buy it.

Buy it!? It will be Bitcoin, pure and simple.

And the pre-mine? Not a pre-mine of new coins on a new blockchain. A means of invalidating any progress the UASF makes.

The removal of the precise centrally-planned amount of witness discount is perhaps the removal of the most odious aspect of the SegWit Omnibus Changeset.

While I need to look further into details, I am very encouraged about this development. Big blocks, improved version of segwit, removal of the biggest bug Bitcoin has (the artificial constraint on system capacity), what's not to love?

And the funniest part is that this is nothing but the obvious* solution to the UASF-ers 'threat' to roll back the non-UASF chain.

* (like, duh)

I've not been this encouraged about the future in months.

I think I am starting to understand your position on this issue. But, still, there are some questions I would like to ask you:

- Don't you think miners have already enough power with their hashrate that if they "win" this game they will be too much powerful than desirable?
Specially considering that "miners" is not exactly a distributed group, but mainly Jihan/Antminer... one single entity.
- From what you have just said, I think you are not against Segwit/LN, are you?

I "think" you are much more invested in Bitcoin than I am, so I supposse whatever you support you do it in your belief that it will be a price boost instead of the oppossite. Also you seem to be "tech inclined" so that's why I want to understand your position.