I thought the same. I'm wondering whether it's possible to secure a coin with hashpower without artificially drastically increasing its difficulty - as I unders

I thought the same. I'm wondering whether it's possible to secure a coin with hashpower without artificially drastically increasing its difficulty - as I understand the mining does that securing, but can it be secured without affecting mining? My guess is probably not, but I'm not completely sure. It seems like it'd be hard for a coin to catch on if it skips the CPU and maybe even GPU mining phases completely - but maybe that's necessary to secure a new coin.