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Re:Bitcoin transaction processing takes up to 10 hours by lololomg on Sunday March 06, 2016 @12:46AM (#11232647)
Not true at all. I'm not sure where people get this idea but if you read Satoshi's original paper you'll see that this is just false.
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Re:Bitcoin transaction processing takes up to 10 hours by haakon on Sunday March 06, 2016 @02:17PM (#11235071)
Unfortunately, this is how Bitcoin was promoted for a long time. "Free, instant transactions!" It always bugged me.
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