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If only one person was interested in maintaining it, it would become rather cheap for them to continue mining blocks for it though, of course , it wouldn’t rea

by drdeca 5y ago

If only one person was interested in maintaining it, it would become rather cheap for them to continue mining blocks for it though, of course , it wouldn’t really be secure at that point, as it would be relatively cheap to make a fork that outpaces them (assuming proof of work. In proof of stake I suppose they would become the only one with any stake?). So, I’m not sure quite how this impacts your point?

lottin 5y ago
If you're the only one mining, the blockchain can't perform its function. At this is point you're better off storing the data on a USB stick.
- drdeca 5y ago
  The function of being secure against attacks? Yes. The function of continuing to handle transactions? It can do that fine I suppose.