[fnayr]

It would not make sense to buy EVERY one of them, as then you're guaranteeing they won't have value to anyone else.

[thatthatis]

Once you own 50% can't you create fake transactions to transfer the rest of the BTC to yourself?

[lwat]

No you need 50% of the mining capacity, not the bitcoins

[jlgreco]

Perhaps he sees minimal value in being the only person that has any.

[lwat]

I don't care, I'll buy them all. I'd be the sole owner of a piece of internet history.