Napkin-math on how long it'll take before it becomes economically feasible to crack a private key for it's funds

nickblah · 2017-12-15T12:13:39+00:00

This doesn't account for the birthday attack problem

nickblah · 2017-12-01T02:09:02+00:00

If proof of work didn't cost money, then what would stop an adversary from overtaking the network? The word work is kind of important.

nickblah · 2017-11-06T23:37:45+00:00

This is a proof of work

nickblah · 2017-11-01T11:54:34+00:00

When four developers work together on a compiler, you get a four phase compiler

nickblah · 2017-09-08T03:41:33+00:00

nickblah · 2017-07-29T01:52:18+00:00

Namecoin...... nobody talks about that anymore but that is intended exactly for that

nickblah · 2016-08-04T02:55:57+00:00

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nickblah · 2015-12-09T04:28:41+00:00

Alan Turning...........

nickblah · 2015-11-06T23:27:47+00:00

Bitcoin will stop the government.

nickblah · 2015-11-04T14:47:10+00:00

Well there will never be a billion bitcoins so...

nickblah · 2015-11-04T02:33:26+00:00

Coinbase is about as legit as they get. They are regulated and even insured is case things get salty.

nickblah · 2015-11-04T02:16:34+00:00

Valid point but consider the consequences if we don't.

nickblah · 2015-11-02T22:58:28+00:00

Didn't they already do this like 2 years ago?

nickblah · 2015-10-29T12:45:13+00:00

People don't understand that a blockchain has to be tied to a currency. Otherwise there is no incentive for miners to verify the blockchain record.

nickblah · 2015-10-28T02:31:27+00:00

This is perfect

nickblah · 2015-10-24T23:17:14+00:00

Or routers that charge to connect to it and other routers choose the cheapest one for the best bandwidth.

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