Pirate chain giving me 9 years of credit with their 5 year jason script
Pirated from the Steem code...
According to a SIMPLE SEARCH:
While a formal lawsuit between Justin Sun and Hive witnesses has not been widely reported, the conflict in 2020 was a hostile governance battle that culminated in the Steem blockchain's hard fork and the creation of Hive. Hive witnesses allege that Justin Sun and associated entities conducted a hostile takeover of the Steem blockchain, using voting power from a token stake to install their own "witnesses," or network validators.
The 2020 Steem conflict
Sun acquires Steemit. In February 2020, Justin Sun's TRON Foundation acquired Steemit Inc., the company behind the Steem blockchain's social media platform. The acquisition gave Sun control over a large cache of "ninja-mined" STEEM tokens, which had originally been set aside for network development and were not meant to be used for voting.
Community reaction. The Steem community, which valued decentralization, feared that Sun would use his large token holdings to dominate the network's Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) governance system. The community-elected witnesses implemented a soft fork to freeze Sun's tokens and prevent him from using them to influence governance.
Alleged hostile takeover. Sun retaliated by collaborating with major cryptocurrency exchanges like Binance, Huobi, and Poloniex, which held a large number of STEEM tokens belonging to their users. Sun used this collective voting power to elect his own witnesses, effectively seizing control of the network. Hive witnesses and other community members accused Sun of bribery and market manipulation during this process.
Hive hard fork. In response, the decentralized Steem community hard-forked the chain to create Hive. This new blockchain copied the Steem ledger up to the point of the takeover but blacklisted Sun's tokens from the new network.
Legal aspects
Although there was no formal lawsuit filed by the Hive witnesses against Justin Sun, legal issues and threats of litigation were prominent during and after the conflict.
Centralization concerns: Critics argued that Sun's use of exchange-controlled funds and his ultimate control of the witness nodes compromised Steem's legitimacy as a decentralized network.
Property rights: The legality of both the initial soft fork by the community and the later seizure of funds by Sun-backed witnesses was highly questionable. Legal experts at the time debated whether the actions constituted theft or a valid governance decision.
Securities law: Some questioned whether STEEM or HIVE should be considered securities, a detail that could impact jurisdiction and how the conflict was legally sorted out.
Aftermath
Two chains exist: The Steem and Hive networks continue to operate separately, with distinct communities and development paths.
Other legal issues: While the Hive conflict has not resulted in a prolonged lawsuit, Justin Sun and his related companies, including the TRON Foundation, have faced lawsuits from the SEC over alleged securities violations and market manipulation.
Also look into the definition of Poetic Hyperbole
or freedom of speech
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You said there was a lawsuit. There was not a lawsuit. What is that quote, AI slop? That's not a search. You also can't "pirate" open-source code. Blockchains are designed such that forking the code is part of the architecture. That's also how Blurt started, remember? Heck, copying isn't theft regardless of copyright laws, and appeals to legality have no inherent moral or rational authority. Hyperbole also does not help rational discourse.
fuck off weirdo
Oh, I see now. You downvote people who politely disagree with you, and it's OK? I thought you said downvoting is abuse in your headline. You started a conversation by writing a blog post here on Hive, but don't want inquiry or dissent in the comments? I saw your post because I followed you back in the day. I don't know what sparked the spaminator downvote campaign, but your response here is unhinged.
Wecome to HIVE Jacob, I will down VOTE you because