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I think the idea is that a block reward (essentially money) is a necessary reward for people to keep it going. If there was no reward to helping the chain, much
by colejohnson66 6y ago
I think the idea is that a block reward (essentially money) is a necessary reward for people to keep it going. If there was no reward to helping the chain, much less people would participate.
- rakoo 6y agoBut the money is supposed to be a crutch to make the blockchain work, and the payload is not the money transfer. It's the data that uncooperative peers turn out to agree on and it can be absolutely anything.