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fogof on Sept 5, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Blockchains by number of nodes/validators

This is why I think network fees are a good metric. As long as anyone can become a block creator, you can’t pump it without losing money.

meltedcapacitor on Sept 5, 2022 [–]

Only works on congested networks, or those that burn fees: in original bitcoin style, without congestion, generating dummy transactions is free for miners (the fees come back in block reward).

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