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		keymone on Jan 22, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin.org removes “fast” and “low fees” from Bit... energy spent is proportional to the amount of security people need in their transaction platform.

TeMPOraL on Jan 22, 2018 [–]

Security does not scale linearly; blockchains are way in the "diminishing returns" territory of real-life security.

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