No they didn't. VC-backed companies are not the economically significant actors within the Bitcoin community.
Actual skin in the game Bitcoin holders wanted nothing to do with the fork, as evidenced, for example, by Finex's futures market at the time.
bergealex4 / Alex B.
npub16f…rn62p
2024-10-15 10:23:21
in reply to nevent1q…e487
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