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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by Vadoff on Saturday December 09, 2017 @11:21AM (#15886433)
You do realize bitcoin is constantly evolving and can change its code right? If another crypto creates a better scaling tech, bitcoin can incorporate that idea.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by Xorlev on Saturday December 09, 2017 @11:29AM (#15886473)
Can, but won’t as has been proven repeatedly.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by grubles on Saturday December 09, 2017 @01:47PM (#15887286)
libsecp256k1, which was developed for Bitcoin, uncovered bugs in OpenSSL. It also increased signature validation speed by 5x.

https://bitcoin.org/en/release/v0.12.0#signature-validation-...

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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by jiggunjer on Saturday December 09, 2017 @12:00PM (#15886660)
Proven when? He said better tech,not bigger blocks.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by etr-strike on Saturday December 09, 2017 @12:28PM (#15886834)
SegWit, Mimble Wimble, Schnorr Signatures, Lightning Network, and Rootstock all prove you're talking out of your ass.
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