“The paradox of education is that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which one is educated.” - J Baldwin
@Satoshi_N_ Seek the Tao of Bitcoin
@Jim_Harper @kristovatlas @Falkvinge Yes, a new node could check their work, but the question becomes “at what cost?”
@kristovatlas @Jim_Harper Sure: if there are only a dozen nodes to connect to as opposed to thousands, it’s much ea..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…fp
@Jim_Harper Changes from full verification model to SPV model which basically assumes hashrate & full nodes aren’t..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…gp
Technically correct… for a specific definition of “function” wherein Bitcoin’s security model changes drastically. twitter.com/Falkvinge/stat…