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Re:Hedge fund warns White House is inflating crypto bubble t... by lesuorac on Friday January 31, 2025 @07:45AM (#42887113)
The ledger is probably going to be completely useless if some US-China war separates the network and US has a bunch of mined blocks that Chinas doesn't and vice-versa.
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Re:Hedge fund warns White House is inflating crypto bubble t... by kachapopopow on Friday January 31, 2025 @08:37AM (#42887508)
The network just splits in that case, then there's two 'bitcoin' chains. Double-spend problem exists, but it's unlikely to happen as even a single link (yes one, singular link) is enough to keep the network in sync.
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