You know what bitcoin is? Nothing. Nothing at all. Just numbers in a computer. That's how much real value it has. Zero.
As is the case with all kinds of e-money that banks want to push through the mandated use of credit cards.
You know what bitcoin is? Nothing. Nothing at all. Just numbers in a computer. That's how much real value it has. Zero.
As is the case with all kinds of e-money that banks want to push through the mandated use of credit cards.
So you are saying China could 51%?
They could... and if you'll also notice, this disruption has caused transactions to take hours to complete.
The difficulty should quickly adjust, 51 is a very bad deal though.
Bitcoin has never been known for quick transactions. Does anyone really care if their transaction takes 2 hours instead of 1? The exchanges are still functioning just fine.
The Hacker News faggots discuss here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26849652
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