I think i also (unfairly) suspected Jiang/BTC.top due to passed collusions with ABC, but i think most of the Chinese miners will make a pragmatic business decision, rather than a
2017 proved that miners follow the most valued chain. They can try to attack the chain they don't like to lower its value, but it would be really destructive for their business to do
...but yea, they are competent, but not by any means exceptional and they are bad as team players. Vin Armani might have a presence among ancaps, but so what?
Yes, bad team players. One of the interesting things about the cryptospace is that the devs are in charge. Other projects have devs, but the business guys are in charge 🤔
ABCs quality is ok, but also overrated. Also the whole "best devs"-narrative is bullshit. Just look at their botched & sloppy DAA work while dismissing the clean one first.
...also (dare i say it) *even* Amaury himself. Despite everything, i have heard it said by more competent people than I that ABC was technically ‘cleaner’ than other BCH node imps.