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Bitcoin does not scale by design. Ethereum may be different. I doubt there is a uniform hate towards the crypto world the original commenter laments about. It's
by yboris 4y ago
Bitcoin does not scale by design. Ethereum may be different. I doubt there is a uniform hate towards the crypto world the original commenter laments about. It's probably a bit more nuanced -- as you could expect from HN (on average).
- adastra22 4y agoYou’ve wandered into my field of expertise. Bitcoin can be made to scale to billions of concurrent users. There is a clear roadmap from here to there.
- yboris 4y agoCan be, but isn't, right? What's the delay? It's been over a decade -- apparently the electricity consumption isn't a priority for the community.
- adastra22 4y agoElectricity consumption is the entire point of bitcoin and isn't going to change. It is what the security arguments are based on. Note that electric consumption of proof-of-work does not scale with usage though.