Date: 2022-08-28 · basis: reported event date
Loko’s retrospective dates the contest to August 28: @caroghero challenged @sathoarder for 1492; Tao, Vee, Chewy, Bama and others supported competing branches. Loko says he redirected a misplaced 1498–1500 multiblock onto the newcomer’s branch. The October 2022 StackchainQuant article independently confirms 1492 as a notable fork, but the tactical narrative remains Loko’s perspective, not an objective judgment of participants.
Archive summary written from the sources below — not a quotation.
Stackchain to Bitcoiners is a lot like how Bitcoiners are to the normies. We are an “opt-in” club that anyone can join, but if you’re outside of what is going on, most of the arguments and jokes do not make sense to you. The Fork of 1492 is one of those moments. Some of the Stackchainers even claim it is their favorite of all the fork…https://www.stackchainmagazine.net/the-fork-of-1492/
The story goes like this: @ArizonanHodl posts his $5 bitcoin buy, @Happyclowntime, also known as Bob, followed it up with a $6 buy and Satskeeper followed Bob’s with a $7 buy.https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/how-5-bitcoin-purchase-cascaded-into-1-5-million-viral-movement
Loko’s retrospective dates the contest to August 28: @caroghero challenged @sathoarder for 1492; Tao, Vee, Chewy, Bama and others supported competing branches. Loko says he redirected a misplaced…
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