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What are the sneakiest things that can be done to Bitcoin via softforks? Or another way to phrase it, which types of softforks are so powerful that they are almost like hardforks?

I figure that the question could spark some interesting replies.

An example is SegWit, which effectively increased the block size without technically increasing it. Another example would be some sort of increasing transaction tax on older UTXOs, where in order to move them one must pay an extra fee determined by how many blocks they have been dormant for.

What else?
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Jameson Lopp 2y ago

Let's just say that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance and leave it at that.

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Anchorite 2y ago

Vigilance against people who's drive for significance is greater than their love for humanity and bitcoin.

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Not my name 2y ago

The true price of freedom is your life.

If you are not willing to give your life for it, someone will always be able to extort or control you simply by threatening your life.

This is why I believe access to painless suicide should be basic a human right. If someone or some “government” is forcing you to do something, you should (obviously as a last resort) be able to protest by hitting an exit button.

But the masters need slaves so this will never come to pass.

#grownostr