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Title: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: kjlimo on June 10, 2014, 04:39:10 PM http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-is-going-to-take-off--just-probably-not-thanks-to-anyone-you-know-2014-6
I think they are forgetting that the US has the most off blockchain traffic (I'm assuming that's right), which would make these stats look low in the US. Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: devthedev on June 10, 2014, 05:19:01 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US...
Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: kjlimo on June 10, 2014, 05:27:49 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US... I'm thinking most people don't use the original satoshi client Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: devthedev on June 10, 2014, 05:28:52 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US... I'm thinking most people don't use the original satoshi client Although lightweight clients look nicer, I'd prefer to run the satoshi client to support the network. Others should do the same ::) Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: kjlimo on June 10, 2014, 05:32:51 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US... I'm thinking most people don't use the original satoshi client Although lightweight clients look nicer, I'd prefer to run the satoshi client to support the network. Others should do the same ::) How does that support the network? Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: devthedev on June 10, 2014, 05:36:37 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US... I'm thinking most people don't use the original satoshi client Although lightweight clients look nicer, I'd prefer to run the satoshi client to support the network. Others should do the same ::) How does that support the network? If you're using lightweight clients like Multibit you're just backpacking off the people using the satoshi client. Running a full node helps protect the network. Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: kjlimo on June 10, 2014, 05:38:34 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US... I'm thinking most people don't use the original satoshi client Although lightweight clients look nicer, I'd prefer to run the satoshi client to support the network. Others should do the same ::) How does that support the network? If you're using lightweight clients like Multibit you're just backpacking off the people using the satoshi client. from the stand point that you're not storing a copy of the blockchain on your own personal computer? I agree, but are we really at risk of losing the blockchain? The miners are validating it... Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: devthedev on June 10, 2014, 05:43:38 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US... I'm thinking most people don't use the original satoshi client Although lightweight clients look nicer, I'd prefer to run the satoshi client to support the network. Others should do the same ::) How does that support the network? If you're using lightweight clients like Multibit you're just backpacking off the people using the satoshi client. from the stand point that you're not storing a copy of the blockchain on your own personal computer? I agree, but are we really at risk of losing the blockchain? The miners are validating it... One of the reasons why lots of nodes are important is redundancy. Quote “It makes [the bitcoin network] ‘seem’ bigger, more robust and more decentralised, because there are more people uniting to run it. So there’s a psychological benefit.” - Hearn Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: kjlimo on June 10, 2014, 05:46:47 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US... I'm thinking most people don't use the original satoshi client Although lightweight clients look nicer, I'd prefer to run the satoshi client to support the network. Others should do the same ::) How does that support the network? If you're using lightweight clients like Multibit you're just backpacking off the people using the satoshi client. from the stand point that you're not storing a copy of the blockchain on your own personal computer? I agree, but are we really at risk of losing the blockchain? The miners are validating it... One of the reasons why lots of nodes are important is redundancy. Quote “It makes [the bitcoin network] ‘seem’ bigger, more robust and more decentralised, because there are more people uniting to run it. So there’s a psychological benefit.” - Hearn Fair enough; just wanted to make sure the reason was not that important, but kinda important. Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: Ron~Popeil on June 10, 2014, 09:21:47 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US... I'm thinking most people don't use the original satoshi client Although lightweight clients look nicer, I'd prefer to run the satoshi client to support the network. Others should do the same ::) How does that support the network? If you're using lightweight clients like Multibit you're just backpacking off the people using the satoshi client. Running a full node helps protect the network. If you run QT you have a node is that correct? Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: kjlimo on June 10, 2014, 09:39:45 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US... I'm thinking most people don't use the original satoshi client Although lightweight clients look nicer, I'd prefer to run the satoshi client to support the network. Others should do the same ::) How does that support the network? If you're using lightweight clients like Multibit you're just backpacking off the people using the satoshi client. Running a full node helps protect the network. If you run QT you have a node is that correct? That's my understanding... but I don't consider the number of nodes a crucial result Title: Re: [2014-06-06] Business Insider: It's Clear That The Future Of Bitcoin Is Not In T Post by: Ron~Popeil on June 10, 2014, 10:19:47 PM Only 10 nodes per million people? I would've thought it'd be more in the US... I'm thinking most people don't use the original satoshi client Although lightweight clients look nicer, I'd prefer to run the satoshi client to support the network. Others should do the same ::) How does that support the network? If you're using lightweight clients like Multibit you're just backpacking off the people using the satoshi client. Running a full node helps protect the network. If you run QT you have a node is that correct? That's my understanding... but I don't consider the number of nodes a crucial result That is why I use it. Even if it helps a little I am happy to do it. |