Why would the miners lie about their intent to mine 2x?
Why would Jihan lie about supporting BCH when the majority if antpool's hashing power is on the core chain must be taking you all for a fool or maybe it's because BTC is more profitable
Ill let you decide which and before you state yes there is a good chance the BTC is being traded for BCH but the mining is still being done on the core chain
I think you underestimate the calculations of these people. Maybe you're 3 steps behind in the game, which is good compared to your typical Tone Vays dipshit but still nowhere near a full understanding...
Of course Bitmain is mining BTC - they make Bitcoin mining devices. And the BCH/BTC exchange rate is great for buying, even now. What better way to corner the BCH supply in time for the flippening?
Also, maybe you haven't calculated that the 2x AND BCH fans want the 1x hashrate to drop quickly so it dies off painlessly, without too much shrieking. That's the compassionate way you kill a rabid animal, making sure that it doesn't bite anyone, gently putting it out of its misery.
Why would the miners lie about their intent to mine 2x?
The generals(pool operators) may all be signaling, but the mercenaries(independent miners) are free to switch to whatever side they care to. As demonstrated with BCH, many independent miners are going to switch to what is profitable. The independent miners are not serfs bound to their lords....
I thought that BCH was "jihan-coin" and it was controlled by the Chinese miners? Now suddenly miners are independent actors? So only BTC is "decentralized" despite the development being controlled by a corporation?
There will be no profiting from "holding both coins" during the 2x fork, other than from shorts and longs on the price swings on BCH and 2x when 1x dies and Kore is finally fired. Nobody will "own both coins" for more than a week or two. Then it remains to be seen what happens with the BCH/2x price differential.