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yanmaani
5y ago
There's luck involved too. In the limiting case, imagine you have 0.001% of the network hash rate and need a 1 block lead. This can happen every now and then, but getting a 2 block lead is basically impossible. The exact formula is giv
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yanmaani
5y ago
> Bitcoin for example still relies on a list of hardcoded nodes for bootstrapping clients. It does, but it doesn't have to. You can use any mechanism you want to obtain one initial node and take it from there. You will still be con