El presidente Eloy Musketti on Nostr: As far as I understand: They fixed consensus rules to not spend more than cap. ...
As far as I understand:
They fixed consensus rules to not spend more than cap.
Changing consensus for cap wasn't in question then.
Changing consensus rules would be rough nowadays but not impossible.
Let's say all node runners get infected with a brain disease and they accept a client which doubles the max cap to 42.
Voila. You have bitcoin original (21)and bitcoin virus (42)
Since nobody runs a 21 version the 42 becomes defacto bitcoin.
They fixed consensus rules to not spend more than cap.
Changing consensus for cap wasn't in question then.
Changing consensus rules would be rough nowadays but not impossible.
Let's say all node runners get infected with a brain disease and they accept a client which doubles the max cap to 42.
Voila. You have bitcoin original (21)and bitcoin virus (42)
Since nobody runs a 21 version the 42 becomes defacto bitcoin.