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Because this isn't getting enough attention, let me point out that nullc is Gregory Maxwell, Bitcoin core developer. The parent comment is the most informed com
by modeless 5y ago
Because this isn't getting enough attention, let me point out that nullc is Gregory Maxwell, Bitcoin core developer. The parent comment is the most informed comment here and you should upvote it.
- nullc 5y agoWell, I'm not actually answering the question. :) (and former Bitcoin developer would be more accurate!) Really people can mostly just speculate on the subject, or offer why they might have chosen it: Satoshi never said much about his choice-- he certainly never said in public that he was concerned with NSA tampered parameters. I think it was a good choice at the time, esp. now after the expiration of the GLV patent. And the fact that there is no opportunity for NSA tampering scaremongering is a nice feature, but that's my opinion and I have no reason to believe it was Satoshi's.