thanks for the post I'll keep that in mind going forward, ive always held other alts more than I held bitcoin even from 2013, and that was because I look at bitcoin as the "breakout" coin but 1st one out the gate doesn't mean its going to finish in 1st place. Decentralized mining is interesting in the sense that it puts the power of the currency into the peoples hands but there is always that lingering question of, "what happens if early adopting whale miners group together to control the market and direction?" The fact is if this is going to occur it would destroy the dream of Satoshi and would definitly shake up a lot of altcoins and the overall market in general. Less trust would be had by those outside the cryptocurrency world looking in. Obviously we don't know for sure but that lingering question has been on my mind since I began in 2013.
Even if it is just a hoax or a rumor whatever happens in the future will determine if these statements hold true.
Stay strong my friends
Dante
Thanks for your insight, very good points. The future is definitely uncertain. Regardless, there is already looking to be 3 versions of bitcoin, possibly 4 if Core and Segwit2x become separate chains that both still continue to operate.
It's good to get this information out so people can make their own decision and investigate it further. I'm sure others can find more information than I can! Check out the posts I posted here in the comments, some strange emails from some segwit devs.
Also, in THIS POST on STEEMIT, obviously from a Segwit2x Dev, who is trying to push Segwit2x clearly says:
"Segwit2x does not aim to be best possible technical solution to solve Bitcoin technical limitations."
Why would Segwit2x not aim to be the best possible technical solution? That's pure rubbish! Sounds like a takeover to me.