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Re:The blockchain paradox: Why DLTs may do little to transfo... by coldtea on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @03:52PM (#14555549)
>The first cars were incredibly noisy, smelly, and actually killed a lot of folks.

And despite that their utility was evident, and adoption very fast.

Even so, bitcoin is not supposed to improve with time. It is an invention that is delivered as is (technology and algorithm wise). At best they can make better exchanges. But there are also very real possibilities of regression to those (stricter regulations imposed, etc).

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Re:The blockchain paradox: Why DLTs may do little to transfo... by whiskers08xmt on Thursday June 15, 2017 @02:47AM (#14558402)
What do you mean by bitcoin is not supposed to improve over time? There's active development going on, even with bitcoin. It's currently hampered by politics, but if you look at the crypto currency space as a whole, developers are constantly trying out new things and improvements.
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