Comment by mNovak
21 hours ago
>> That Satoshi himself intervened, and did so so quickly, showed that Bitcoin was not as easily hackable as some might have assumed
I don't know if this is the central takeaway I get from this. Moreso it shows Bitcoin dodged a bullet, in that there was still a central figure or group with enough clout to roll back and fork the chain.
Even if it was caught by the bullet, the weakness would then have been fixed and the network eventually grown again in its new robust form. The people that knew this would have bought more bitcoin in the price crash and ultimately be heavily rewarded for keeping faith in the system.
You can't hold down superior money.