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Re:Peer-to-Peer Databases for the Decentralized Web by argvargc on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @07:58AM (#26314810)
This isn't true of most blockchain p2p networks, eg, Bitcoin. Anything uploaded to these lasts as long as the entire network does.

The reason this works is it costs some amount to initially print the data to the network, limiting that kind of abuse.

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Re:Peer-to-Peer Databases for the Decentralized Web by aaomidi on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @12:26PM (#26317767)
And because there is money involved in making it last as long as the entire network.

Once the monetary reasons drop then so does the data.

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Re:Peer-to-Peer Databases for the Decentralized Web by argvargc on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @04:22AM (#26326295)
It's possible for sure, but with Bitcoin and the overall crypto space steadily growing in value into the trillions over the course of over a decade, it seems unlikely.
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