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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by ben_w on Saturday December 09, 2017 @06:56PM (#15888886)
There are far too many cryptocurrencies to keep track of, bit even if the claim is false, Bitcoin is still absurdly slow compared to existing normal systems.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by etr-strike on Sunday December 10, 2017 @12:32AM (#15890121)
What existing “normal” systems?
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by ben_w on Sunday December 10, 2017 @06:43AM (#15891016)
Visa and Mastercard, like I wrote a few layers above.
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Re:Did Bitcoin just prove it can't scale? by etr-strike on Sunday December 10, 2017 @07:45AM (#15891168)
My bad, I thought we were comparing global decentralized and trustless systems.
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