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Bitcoin => Mining => Topic started by: VentMine on May 30, 2017, 03:36:11 PM



Title: Will you mine BIP 148 (UASF) chain or Legacy chain?
Post by: VentMine on May 30, 2017, 03:36:11 PM
I'm curious to see what my fellow miners are thinking regarding the movement for BIP 148, or if they even know what it's all about.


Title: Re: Will you mine BIP 148 (UASF) chain or Legacy chain?
Post by: fanatic26 on May 30, 2017, 04:07:15 PM
UASF - user activated SOFT FORK

That means there is no chain split so your question is kind of invalid.


Title: Re: Will you mine BIP 148 (UASF) chain or Legacy chain?
Post by: VentMine on May 30, 2017, 10:38:35 PM
Is it?

If most miners continue to hash on the legacy chain and a small % hash on the BIP 148 chain (BIP 148 nodes reject legacy blocks) is that not a chain split? It will persist as long as the legacy chain is longer than the BIP 148 chain, or if the BIP 148 miners give up. If BIP 148 chain gets longer the legacy chain will be wiped out. The legacy chain, in the case of BIP 148 chain getting a relevant amount of hashpower, would have no choice but to hard fork to prevent the re-org threat.