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		knowaveragejoe on April 3, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Bitcoin Bubble and the Future of Currency How is consensus reached? Who has the 'final say' to merge in the patches necessary to make such a fundamental change?

BrokenPipe on April 3, 2013 [–]

You know, open source. I can decide not to take the new version or I can even fork it. The majority decides, democracy like.

knowaveragejoe on April 3, 2013 | [–]

Wouldn't a fork lead to decreased value for everyone...?

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