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Re:A protocol for storing up to 1277 bytes in the Bitcoin bl... by alphonse23 on Thursday October 15, 2015 @01:26PM (#10394523)
but you'll never have the security of the original blockchain going with an alt-coin -- and I don't just mean technical security.
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Re:A protocol for storing up to 1277 bytes in the Bitcoin bl... by aakilfernandes on Thursday October 15, 2015 @01:50PM (#10394727)
Never is a long time. Are you really sure that no blockchain could ever offer a compelling enough advantage over Bitcoin to validate a larger investment in security research/mining?
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