SaberhagenTheNameless on Nostr: I think they mean the fact that miners at least have the potential to apply targeted ...
I think they mean the fact that miners at least have the potential to apply targeted censorship via address blacklists. You couldn't do that if Bitcoin were private because you wouldn't know who is who.
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2025-04-09 08:57:00Event JSON
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