Mike Hearn [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2014-04-29 📝 Original message:> > These parties wouldn't ...
📅 Original date posted:2014-04-29
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> These parties wouldn't generally consider themselves attackers
>
Of course not, attackers rarely do :)
But they are miners who are taking part in malicious double spending. That
makes them attackers. If miners don't exist to stop double spending, what
do they exist for?
I mean, this is fundamental. What do you think miners exist for?
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> These parties wouldn't generally consider themselves attackers
>
Of course not, attackers rarely do :)
But they are miners who are taking part in malicious double spending. That
makes them attackers. If miners don't exist to stop double spending, what
do they exist for?
I mean, this is fundamental. What do you think miners exist for?
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