Can Bitcoin Usher In An Era Of World Peace?
How Bitcoin's proof-of-work consensus mechanism is a peaceful alternative to the predominant consensus mechanism: warring militaries.The below article was originally published in Marty's Bent Issue #1053: "Mutually Assured Preservation." Via LinkedIn Via LinkedIn Here's a rare and elusive LinkedIn post that is actually interesting and thought provoking. It comes from Jason Lowrey, a member of the US Space Force, and it lays out Jason's thesis that Bitcoin could be a means by which humanity can usher in a worldwide peacetime. The nature of the Bitcoin protocol using a Proof of Work....
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