As blockchains reach finished products (or at least a stable equilibrium), what’s stopping teams from forking to remove the team’s treasury?
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Yes, the whole networks effects logic is correct. But forks by definition preserve those since they have identical distribution upon creation. Technologically superior (forked) coins should outcompete ceteris paribus
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Re power of brand and dev team see ZEC > ZCL
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That's because technologically ZEC >> ZCL. Brand too, but to a lesser degree
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Sure I agree “technologically superior” forks may outcompete, but that’s a different question than the original question posed re “forking to remove team’s treasury”.. I don’t think a brand new ZCL forked today would outcompete.
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the focus was on forks failing due to lack of original branding. if fork is net positive (eg change supply schedule), then fork will succeed despite not being original brand
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I’d say it’s success will be determinant on a combination of technology + brand (among many other factors), not simply whether it has superior tech. How much each element factors into the equation is unclear and likely varies on a case by case basis.
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That's correct. I just reject the claim that forks, by definition, can't compete because of distrust towards forks.
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