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What the Fork? Monero Classic Already Accused of Being a ‘Scam’

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Today, some individuals involved with Monero have “declared sovereignty” against the developers of the prominent privacy-focused cryptocurrency — choosing instead to follow the ASIC-supporting legacy chain dubbed Monero Classic.


A Declaration of Decentralization

According to an official statement from MoneroClassic.org, the forked cryptocurrency comes about as a resistance to Monero developers changing the cryptocurrency’s proof-of-work model to counter Bitmain-produced ASICs — a decision purportedly made out of fear that Bitmain would be able to effectively centralize the otherwise decentralized privacy coin.

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However, Monero Classic hard forkers are claiming that this proof-of-work alternation actually “creates more centralisation and harms decentralisation,” by removing free-market competition and putting too much control into the hands of Monero’s developers. States the website:

…This just creates an alternative and more harmful form of centralization. The Minero [sic] developers are saying that they can and will change the consensus rules whenever it suits them and the community seems to be conditioned into following the wishes of the developers.

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While the authors of Monero Classic’s statement understand the inherent risk involved with letting Bitmain gain dominance over the popular cryptocurrency’s mining hardware market — which is partly responsible for recent issues with bitcoin mining — they do not feel alterations to Monero’s proof-of-work system are the answer, noting:

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That’s how the consensus mechanism is supposed to work. There is economic incentive to remain honest and follow the most profitable strategy. This is why there are now three separate mining equipment manufacturers for Monero. But instead the developers have a cut short the incentive mechanism by declaring unilateral control over Monero.

The authors behind Monero Classic’s statement also claim that “around 80% of the current Monero hash rate agrees with our stance and refuses to follow the POW change,” before finally declaring:

…We will maintain the original software which follows the original rules. We reject centralised developer Control and we believe that’s voluntary participation for both users and miners Will uphold the principles of decentralisation.

However, as of press time, it is currently unknown what Monero’s exact hashrate actually is, though a drop is expected as ASICs make their exit.

Meanwhile, lead code maintainer of Monero, Riccardo Spagni, has already called Monero Classic “scammers,” saying:

Is this thankful_for_today’s true vision? lol, scammers.

— Riccardo Spagni (@fluffypony) April 6, 2018

 

Setting a Precedent

Unsurprisingly, not everyone in the wider cryptocurrency community supports Monero Classic.

Various individuals (including Litecoin creator Charlie Lee) on social media have stated that Monero Classic is little more than a scam or “Monero Cash,” as they feel the Monero developers’ decision to resist ASIC mining dominance from the likes of Bitmain was the correct call.

$XMR is the first major #cryptocurrency to make a serious attempt to counter #ASIC encroachment. A precedent has now been set. https://t.co/OYoaoLq7Ky

— Samson Mow (@Excellion) April 6, 2018

Additionally, Monero developers are not alone in fearing Bitmain’s centralization potential.

Developers in the Ethereum community are currently mulling over whether or not a similar solution to the Bitmain problem would be in the best interest of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Just don’t expect resistance to such a proof-of-work change to carry the name of Ethereum Classic — because, well, that already exists.

What do you think about Monero Classic? Do you think it is little more than another forked scam, or do you think developers shouldn’t make Bitmain ASICs obsolete? Let us know in the comments below!


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Adam James lives in Budapest and is the Managing Editor of Bitcoinist.com. He digs Gibson guitars that sound like Tyrannosauruses, Romantic & Victorian poetry, Franco-era Spanish films, LPs, Chelsea FC, Bob Dylan, Pilot G2 10s, black coffee, video games, and cryptocurrency.

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