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Re:Ask HN: Best way to host a website for 500 years? by lloydgrossman on Friday October 22, 2021 @04:09PM (#28962114)
>The blockchain data will never be "optimized" or "disappear" This is a really bold assumption - you do understand that core dev is still ongoing, yes?

You do understand that "infinite data on a disk" doesn't exist, yes? And as the chain goes on longer, more space is going to be needed, and centralization of the miners will continue to increase, yes?

Please take the time to learn how Bitcoin works before pontificating

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Re:Ask HN: Best way to host a website for 500 years? by LAMike on Saturday October 23, 2021 @11:48AM (#28969577)
Just like the Internet, Bitcoin is built on layers.

The Layer 2 technology, like the Lightning Network will fix the "infinite data on disk" problem.

> centralization of the miners will continue to increase

Ask yourself: why do miners use energy to run the Bitcoin software?

You can get paid to learn about Bitcoin with the Satoshi Passport app on iOS.

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Re:Ask HN: Best way to host a website for 500 years? by rlt on Saturday October 23, 2021 @02:17AM (#28966195)
The point is someone will always store a complete history of the Bitcoin blockchain, even if most users/miners prune it.
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