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Re:What Happened with the Web Monetization API? by j0hnyl on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @04:03PM (#39280558)
It depends on the chain. Some chains can support high throughput at low fees.
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Re:What Happened with the Web Monetization API? by rglullis on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @04:46PM (#39281131)
Theoretically.
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Re:What Happened with the Web Monetization API? by tromp on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @05:42PM (#39281863)
Sure; they can. By sacrificing the very properties Bitcoin was designed for: decentralization and censorship resistance.
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Re:What Happened with the Web Monetization API? by j0hnyl on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @11:30PM (#39284507)
Which would mostly be fine for this usecase. Also, these properties wouldn't need to be abandoned entirely. Bitcoin in its current form isn't really a great model for this anyway.
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