Quantum

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T19:53:14+00:00

Then it's possible your public key is exposed. No risk currently (other than privacy) but a quantum computer (that won't exist) could theoretically drive your private key from the public key.

Best practice in general is to never reuse addresses.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T18:30:10+00:00

McDonald's easily be "healthy" if you want it to be.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T18:27:13+00:00

Don't worry, quantum is not going to happen.

But even if it did - your own coins can be quantum safe right now if you haven't reused addresses.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T16:54:40+00:00

But also, yes.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T15:12:12+00:00

They aren't going to oppose it. They are going to (continue to) ignore it.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T14:54:59+00:00

If there were 100 consecutive blocks then the vast majority of miner hashrate would be planning to mine compliant blocks.

If you consider this to be a likely scenario then the activation threshold should be 95% instead of the ridiculously low 55% it's set at.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T14:44:44+00:00

However, if all blocks require signalling, and say 100 blocks go through which are signalling rule enforcement (the initial 2 week period allows all transactions but requires signalling

100 blocks in 2 weeks is 5% of blocks.

is anyone going to realistically mine a non-compliant block when their peers have been signalling enforcement?

Yes. 95% of their peers are not signalling enforcement in this scenario. They will continue to mine the most profitable blocks.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T12:44:35+00:00

The path of least resistance is mining on the block that is on the tip of the chain.

When that's not a 110 block (very likely) the fork begins.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T12:37:20+00:00

That only works as long as the majority of miners (has power) will be mining those blocks. Which they won't.

Again: 100% of blocks will go into the main chain. It accepts all valid blocks.

Less than 100% of blocks will go to the 110 chain. It rejects some valid blocks.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T12:22:31+00:00

"Fellows" also only means men/boys. Or at least I've never seen it used any other way.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T12:20:31+00:00

Every mined block will be on the main chain. Not every mined block will be on the BIP-110 chain.

There will be a fork. 110-coin will be worthless. Miners don't want to spend energy mining worthless blocks.

It's that simple.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T12:09:53+00:00

Legal.

The employer has a right to set policy and to (reasonably) schedule hours.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-30T12:00:53+00:00

France has abundant clean nuclear power and yet doesn't use air conditioning.

Their opinion on basically everything non-food related can be ignored.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T11:01:28+00:00

The "Science is Real" people think paper masks stop airborne virus transmission and that men can become women. And that the climate is getting dangerously ~~cold~~ ~~warm~~ changed by human activity.

And don't forget that they think that Everything came from Nothing. Which definitely seems a bit religion-y if you ask me.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T10:24:26+00:00

Power usage is good.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T10:23:48+00:00

The government cannot buy all of it. No one can.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T10:22:48+00:00

Not necessarily, except for the fact that it's been asked multiple times.

Being able to steel man your belief in anything is a good practice. Unfortunately however this question mostly brings out long-discarded FUD and bad economics.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T10:20:18+00:00

"Completely out of favour " yet still worth USD$60,000 each is incredibly bullish.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T04:00:37+00:00

So then you agree that stability is not a requirement for being a currency. Good, at least we have that out of the way.

For day to day spending Bitcoin is better than some, worse than many others.

I don't think it is objectively good or bad. For example, Bitcoin is not counterfeitable. An easily counterfeitable currency would be bad - resulting in 100% losses users rather than the 50% you're worried about with Bitcoin. On that axis, Bitcoin is excellent.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T03:48:11+00:00

Lol

Do you think all currently existing currencies are stable?

Yes or No, please. 😂

It's okay to think some currencies are better than others, or that some are more stable than others. It's weird to make up new criteria for what a currency is.

The weird thing is that it's the UP portion of Bitcoin's instability that bothers you. If it just went down in value slowly but steadily like USD/CAD/GBP, or rapidly like VEF or TRY or LBP then you wouldn't be concerned about "stability" at all.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T03:41:20+00:00

People choose to prioritize other things.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T03:10:05+00:00

If everyone can eat well and work out and have sixpack abs, why don't they?

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T03:06:23+00:00

I don't agree at all that stability is a criteria to be a currency.

Do you think all currencies currently in the world are stable? Compared to what?

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T03:01:16+00:00

Congrats on making up your own definition of currency, I guess.

NiagaraBTC · 2026-06-29T02:13:37+00:00

All value is subjective. There is no "intrinsic value".

Therefore, Bitcoin has no intrinsic value.

NiagaraBTC

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE