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		natrius on July 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ethereum Genesis Sale Code doesn't make a fledgling currency. The brand does via the demand that brand creates.

programmarchy on July 23, 2014 [–]

Ethereum is more ambitious than being merely a fledgling currency. It's a fledgling civil infrastructure. That's a pretty big responsibility. Forks and threats of forks are a way to keep "brands" honest.

And speaking of brands, everyone likes "free"!

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