Ethereum

If the us has a "strategic" eth reserve doesn't that give them a pretty big (read: outsized) influence on fork choice? We talk a lot about how usdc and other stable coins could legitimize a fork based on which assets they recognize. But, imagine if the us starts staking eth validators and then, because it's government, they never update their clients for upgrades and only recognize the old chain. Are we just stuck with that chain because of their economic influence? Are we cool with (committed to) forking out and slashing the us government?

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Should probably wait to see how big the reserve is. 

But it’s an interesting question..

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mfer #9187

Definitely agree that the size matters, but it's probably better to grapple with this question earlier than later if we don't want the network to become captured