a majority of hashpower can enforce a softfork (tightening of rules), but has no...

tromp on March 1, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bitcoin may be optimally positioned to become pref...

a majority of hashpower can enforce a softfork (tightening of rules), but has nothing to do with a hardfork (change of rules). If non-miners stick with old rules, then miners using new rules simply get ignored by everybody else.