A report on an eCash-related fork says the project faced backlash after comments suggested coins linked to Satoshi Nakamoto (Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator) could be reassigned under its new rules.
An eCash-related fork has triggered criticism after controversy emerged around how it would handle Bitcoin associated with Satoshi Nakamoto (Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator). The reported backlash centers on the idea of "reassigned" coins, a highly sensitive issue in crypto because property rights and predictable issuance rules are core to market trust. In blockchain networks, forks (chain splits creating new rules) can change how balances or protocol rules are recognized on the new chain, but any suggestion that dormant or historically significant holdings might be redistributed can provoke strong opposition from users who view immutability (records that should not be altered) as a foundational principle.