• Victoria Antoinette
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    14 months ago

    the whole network could be run on two raspberry pis. there is no minimum power requirement in the protocol.

    • @[email protected]
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      24 months ago

      the whole network could be run on two raspberry pis.

      No. Then someone would buy 3 raspberry pis and claim all the bitcoin.

      Bitcoin was a great idea in 2008 but in 2024 it has been overshadowed by other blockchains in every single dimension except for market cap.

      • Victoria Antoinette
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        14 months ago

        the protocol says those 3 pis have consensus. that’s how the network is supposed to function.

        • @[email protected]
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          14 months ago

          We are discussing energy usage, not consensus protocols.

          The Bitcoin network never going to run on any number raspberry pis. Any claims that it will compete with a PoS blockchain for energy efficiency are ludicrous.