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Rug pulls, forks, and open-source feudalism

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275 points pabs3 | 1 comments | 06 Sep 25 05:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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roenxi[dead post] ◴[06 Sep 25 07:59 UTC] No.45147470[source]▶
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BinaryIgor ◴[06 Sep 25 09:29 UTC] No.45147850[source]▶
Exactly; there are many mechanism in-place that allow us (anybody) to create alternatives if the currently dominant players start to misbehave too much; they just have not
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throwawayqqq11 ◴[06 Sep 25 10:22 UTC] No.45148087[source]▶
And there are mechanism that restrict you. The article states it too: There is a resource (for software, id add knowhow) asymmetry and market innertia at play here.

Otherwise, im am really wishing for alternative payment processors ... could someone proove me wrong here please.

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1. BinaryIgor ◴[06 Sep 25 12:20 UTC] No.45148640[source]▶
BTC ecosystem is growing strong :) Especially the Lightning Network