Can open-source blockchains be coercive? In a recent debate between Erik Vorhees and Alex Gladstein, Vorhees asserted that “there is nothing in Ethereum that is based on coercion, period.” Vorhees went on to clarify: “I have a pretty high standard of coercion. It’s basically like physical violence or the threat of physical violence, or theft […]

Ethereum Is Coercive, Bitcoin Is Not