This statement established a framework where those who invested in and adhered to the original system could rely on the immutability of the protocol. In legal terms, Satoshi’s offer of the system came with implicit contractual terms. By creating Bitcoin and inviting participants to join under these set rules, Satoshi effectively entered into a contract with the network’s users.

Every miner and developer who contributed based on this understanding did so with the reasonable expectation that the protocol would not change. These rights, therefore, stem not from identity, but from the enforceable contractual terms that Satoshi established, ensuring that those who upheld the original system have the legal right to continue doing so and to protect the protocol from being altered.
The typo must have been ChatGPT - It needs to stop these errors...
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S. Tominaga AKA CSW
Oct 20, 2024  
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1847793720776937525.html

https://t.me/S_Tominaga/1540