<blockquote>
<p>If I understand correctly, Satoshi Nakamoto</p>
</blockquote>
<p>You don't</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-04-04T06:39:29.937Z
2021-04-04T06:39:29.937Z
amaclin
<blockquote>
<p><strong>If I understand correctly, Satoshi Nakamoto (or any cryptocurrency creator) can change things in Bitcoin</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>You have exactly the same ability to do these things as Satoshi Nakamoto.</p>
<p>By doing those things you would create a fork of Bitcoin. Just like many other forks.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>How can I, as a Bitcoin user, prevent this to happen?</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>You can ignore the fork and carry on using Bitcoin software that does not implement the changes you dislike.</p>
<p>This is what has happened to several forks of Bitcoin. This is why there are so-called &quot;altcoins&quot;. You will note that the majority of cryptocurrency users adhere to the &quot;old&quot; rules.</p>
<p>Those &quot;old&quot; rules have also had improvements (e.g. Segwit) that have proved acceptable to the majority and seen widespread adoption. So the rules are not exactly &quot;old&quot;, they are continually under review and the wider community does see and comment on suggested improvements. It would be more accurate to call them &quot;mainstream&quot; rules.</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-04-04T10:03:48.663Z
2021-04-04T10:03:48.663Z
RedGrittyBrick
<p>Everyone has the code of Bitcoin and run it on their own computer.People believe it and run it.Satoshi can't change anything on the block unless he has the 51% hashrate.He can change the code on his own computer but he can't change the code on others.If he want to change the thing on the chain ,he must &quot;persuade&quot; others to beilieve  that they can earn,if following him. That is what 51% hashrate does .I think it is impossible .Emmm,Maybe he can prove that blockchain is not secure  using his wisdom and then destory the whole  cryptocurrency,or let their price go down︿(￣︶￣)︿。</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-04-05T04:45:21.540Z
Downvote: having 51% of hashrate does not allow someone to arbitrarily change the network rules. That is a different consideration entirely.
chytrik
CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-04-06T08:51:58.410Z
51%hashrate  can't change the network rules ,but can change  blocks.em I have mistaken his question,What he said is about rules  not  the safety
DaJin Wei
CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-04-04T14:08:33.163Z
2021-04-04T14:08:33.163Z
DaJin Wei
<p>If I understand correctly, Satoshi Nakamoto (or any cryptocurrency creator) can change things in Bitcoin, like supply limit, halving, etc.
My question is: How is Bitcoin decentralized if Satoshi Nakamoto can change anything in Bitcoin protocol?
What if suddenly Satoshi Nakamoto changes Bitcoin so miners receive 100 times more rewards. How can I, as a Bitcoin user, prevent this to happen?</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-04-04T06:43:05.367Z
Bitcoin is open source.
Prince M
CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-04-04T07:16:48.163Z
@PrinceM but still there are a group of developers to maintain the code, right? What if they decide to change the code?
Francisco Linan
CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-04-04T14:18:12.100Z
No one would download it!
Prince M
CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-04-04T19:06:09.567Z
Related: [How exactly are Bitcoin's consensus rules enforced?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/61759/5406)
Murch
<bitcoind><decentralization><satoshi-nakamoto>
Can satoshi nakamoto change bitcoin
Francisco Linan
# Can satoshi nakamoto change bitcoin

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-04)

If I understand correctly, Satoshi Nakamoto (or any cryptocurrency creator) can change things in Bitcoin, like supply limit, halving, etc.
My question is: How is Bitcoin decentralized if Satoshi Nakamoto can change anything in Bitcoin protocol?
What if suddenly Satoshi Nakamoto changes Bitcoin so miners receive 100 times more rewards. How can I, as a Bitcoin user, prevent this to happen?

**Tags:** bitcoind, decentralization, satoshi-nakamoto

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Bitcoin is open source.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 but still there are a group of developers to maintain the code, right? What if they decide to change the code?  
> **username_1**: No one would download it!  
> **username_2**: Related: [How exactly are Bitcoin's consensus rules enforced?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/61759/5406)  

---

## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-04-04. Score: 5

> If I understand correctly, Satoshi Nakamoto

You don't


---

### Answer by username_4 on 2021-04-04. Score: 3

> **If I understand correctly, Satoshi Nakamoto (or any cryptocurrency creator) can change things in Bitcoin**

You have exactly the same ability to do these things as Satoshi Nakamoto.

By doing those things you would create a fork of Bitcoin. Just like many other forks.

> **How can I, as a Bitcoin user, prevent this to happen?**

You can ignore the fork and carry on using Bitcoin software that does not implement the changes you dislike.

This is what has happened to several forks of Bitcoin. This is why there are so-called "altcoins". You will note that the majority of cryptocurrency users adhere to the "old" rules.

Those "old" rules have also had improvements (e.g. Segwit) that have proved acceptable to the majority and seen widespread adoption. So the rules are not exactly "old", they are continually under review and the wider community does see and comment on suggested improvements. It would be more accurate to call them "mainstream" rules.


---

### Answer by username_5 on 2021-04-04. Score: -3

Everyone has the code of Bitcoin and run it on their own computer.People believe it and run it.Satoshi can't change anything on the block unless he has the 51% hashrate.He can change the code on his own computer but he can't change the code on others.If he want to change the thing on the chain ,he must "persuade" others to beilieve that they can earn,if following him. That is what 51% hashrate does .I think it is impossible .Emmm,Maybe he can prove that blockchain is not secure using his wisdom and then destory the whole cryptocurrency,or let their price go down︿(￣︶￣)︿。

> **Comments:**
> **username_6**: Downvote: having 51% of hashrate does not allow someone to arbitrarily change the network rules. That is a different consideration entirely.  
> **username_5**: 51%hashrate  can't change the network rules ,but can change  blocks.em I have mistaken his question,What he said is about rules  not  the safety  

---

