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		astrojams on Aug 18, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Satoshi Nakamoto on the Bitcoin XT Fork If it is him its great to see that he's still alive. What does he mean when he says "I will declare this project failed?" Is that just his opinion or can he shut down bitcoin?

intelliot on Aug 20, 2015 | [–]

It's just his opinion. His opinion is that Bitcoin should be a single, unified, consensus-driven project - that's what trust in the network is built on. Without people following the same protocol, Bitcoin doesn't work.

chris123 on Aug 18, 2015 | [–]

It's decentralized so... ;) He also owns more BTC than anybody else.

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