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		Ekaros on April 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin Block 840000 Now what makes bitcoin special and different from any other coin? Take something like Litecoin, far below previous peaks. Surely it is not worse with encryption than bitcoin?

halfcat on April 20, 2024 [–]

At this point, market cap, i.e. the cost to execute an attack against it.

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