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Re:How to Start Disrupting Cryptocurrencies: “Mining” Is Mon... by Tycho on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @11:27AM (#27449046)
It is possible to store short messages on the public Bitcoin blockchain. If somebody were to publish extremely sensitive official secrets on the blockchain, would the government be forced to attack the whole network?
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Re:How to Start Disrupting Cryptocurrencies: “Mining” Is Mon... by dvh on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @11:41AM (#27449219)
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/03/illegal-conte...
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Re:How to Start Disrupting Cryptocurrencies: “Mining” Is Mon... by kaliali on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @12:23PM (#27449783)
The government wouldn't be able to attack the network if they wanted to and I guarantee they've already tried.
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