Bitcoin has a huge scaling problem–Lightning could be the solution

Re:Bitcoin has a huge scaling problem–Lightning could be the... by freejulian on Sunday February 04, 2018 @10:42AM (#16303156)

Bitcoin Cash can’t even scrape together enough transactions to form 100kb blocks. It’s rather disengenuous to say it’s scaling better when it has a fraction of the users. Furthermore, larger block size is directly related to centralization. The bcash crowd hopes people forget decentralization is important.

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Re:Bitcoin has a huge scaling problem–Lightning could be the... by r3demon on Sunday February 04, 2018 @11:06AM (#16303261)

It's a common misconception that block size is somehow related to decentralization. In fact you don't need a whole blockchain to verify transactions securely, you only need a few last blocks at max. Also full nodes add nothing to the network, they have no vote, only miners and actual users do.

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Re:Bitcoin has a huge scaling problem–Lightning could be the... by lrns_ on Monday February 05, 2018 @03:32AM (#16307445)

Did you forget http://www.uasf.co/ ?

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Re:Bitcoin has a huge scaling problem–Lightning could be the... by notsrg on Sunday February 04, 2018 @03:13PM (#16304636)

If only Coinbase and large exchanges can afford to run full nodes, how many programmers will be able to afford to program your programmable money?

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