Bitcoin's rare "double block reorganization"—with Foundry USA mining seven consecutive blocks—has reignited debate over proof of work (PoW). Ripple Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz argues that PoW is a "centralization force" that Bitcoin has been fighting against, pointing out that this could create downward price pressure and governance dilemmas: changing the mining algorithm would undermine immutability, while not changing it would tie security to a centralization arms race.

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