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		Phlarp on Feb 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Crypto exchange Kraken to shut staking service, pa... This is nonsense. The rules can and will be easily changed if/when enough miners agree they should change.

mateuszf on Feb 10, 2023 | [–]

No, the rules are dictated by validating nodes. If miners change the way they mine they will create a fork and it will not affect bitcoin.

drexlspivey on Feb 10, 2023 | [–]

You shouldn’t be so authoritative when you don’t know what you are talking about

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