Writing a description for this thing for general audiences is bloody hard. There’s nothing to relate it to.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOOnly people trying to create new coins would need to run network nodes.
More Satoshi Nakamoto Quotes
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Bitcoin addresses you generate are kept forever. A bitcoin address must be kept to show ownership of anything sent to it. If you were able to delete a bitcoin address and someone sent to it, the money would be lost.
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The Bitcoin network might actually reduce spam by diverting zombie farms to generating bitcoins instead.
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For greater privacy, it’s best to use bitcoin addresses only once.
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When there are multiple double-spent versions of the same transaction, one and only one will become valid.
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Bitcoin isn’t currently practical for very small micropayments.
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Lost coins only make everyone else’s coins worth slightly more. Think of it as a donation to everyone.
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Bitcoin generation should end up where it’s cheapest. Maybe that will be in cold climates where there’s electric heat, where it would be essentially free.
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The nature of Bitcoin is such that once version 0.1 was released, the core design was set in stone for the rest of its lifetime.
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Only people trying to create new coins would need to run network nodes.
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When someone tries to buy all the world’s supply of a scarce asset, the more they buy the higher the price goes.
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Bitcoins have no dividend or potential future dividend, therefore not like a stock. More like a collectible or commodity.
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You could say coins are issued by the majority. They are issued in a limited, predetermined amount.
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The heat from your computer is not wasted if you need to heat your home.
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I’m sure that in 20 years there will either be very large transaction volume or no volume.
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Imagine if gold turned to lead when stolen.
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