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		tuesdayrain on April 26, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ethereum Sharding FAQ You say that as if Bitcoin forks are unquestionable proof of increasing supply, which many people will disagrewle with. I consider them to be completely separate products, seeing as the forks are not backed by Bitcoin's hashpower.

root_axis on April 26, 2018 [–]

It doesn't matter what someone "sees" them as, the fact remains that forks are possible because the scarcity is an artificial illusion.

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