Zen wrote:

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j: I didn't twist anything. I used BTC as an example to show what 'only' 10% of THEFT can look like. What about "only 10%" inflation of the dollar supply? How much THEFT would that be?

The issue is as the users decide.

That would be true in an ideal scenario where all users unanimously agree. Keyword : ideal. In the real world there's no such agreement.

Some alt coins are designed with inflation built in, some with deflation, some with intention for stability.

there's no such 'statbility' and inflation always implies transfer of value.

When one particular construct is hacked outside of its foundation intention that can of course be argued to be theft,

Exactly what happened in this case.

at the very least "change of contract",