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How would faster blocks cause mining centralization?
I've heard that faster blocks would cause mining to become more centralized. How do these things fit together?
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Is Lightning Network a risk for Bitcoin security since it reduces miner fees?
does LN represent a risk for the Bitcoin ecosystem since it will reduce miner fees (the only income they'll have in a post-btc-minting world) and displace them into second layers?
I couldn't find any ...
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Are the bitcoin miners decreasing in quantity and increasing in size?
From what I am learning about bitcoin, the mining process is becoming exponentially difficult and hence exponentially more expensive (or at least more expensive), as people need more physical ...
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