TL;DR - VB is in support of secession and even a divergence of ETH into two or more blockchains according to consensus. This is supported by past interviews with VB. Fragmentation of currencies is not

A strong response to concerns over blockchain immutability given the current split between Ethereum and Ethereum Classic Blockchains. "I believe that the blockchain will naturally get more and more

Proof of Contribution: Background: Like all cryptocurrencies Steemit relies on an economic measure of work to preserve the networks health. This 'proof' exists to back-up the currency in the same way the