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Re:Bitcoin mining hash rate drops as blackouts instituted in... by rebuilder on Sunday April 18, 2021 @01:43PM (#26854618)
How secure is Bitcoin? How secure does it need to be? Can we put a number on any of these - are we at the optimum security level now? Are we maybe at 150%?
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Re:Bitcoin mining hash rate drops as blackouts instituted in... by wyager on Sunday April 18, 2021 @08:22PM (#26857931)
Its security level is set by market demand (mediated by transaction fees).
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