In 2017, miners ran a hidden cheat code worth hundreds of millions.
58 companies and 83% of hash power signed a backroom deal to capture Bitcoin.
The plebs beat it with free code. Bitcoin went 20x.
Rustin traces the fork wars, and why it's happening again in 2026.
Simply Bitcoin
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2026-07-09 14:24:00 UTC
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