The hard fork part of the New York Agreement is scheduled to take place within about two weeks. This incompatible protocol rule change is set to increase Bitcoins block weight limit, to allow for more transactions on the network if everyone adopts the change. Otherwise, it will create a new blockchain and currency that may or may not be considered to be Bitcoin.The list of signatories of this agreement includes several of the largest Bitcoin startups and mining pools that, together, claim to

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