plusultra on Nostr: I haven't read the whole thesis, but I've read a lot of it. I find the last 3rd the ...
I haven't read the whole thesis, but I've read a lot of it. I find the last 3rd the most interesting.
One thing that stands out to me is that encryption can serve the same function as Bitcoin / PoW in "chaining down" remote computers. Breaking an encryption key is just as hard as breaking a PoW blockchain.
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