How do you know?

[jdany]

How do you know this massive hashing effort isn't a scheme intended to trick miners into creating the biggest code-busting network in history and weaponize it?  All along we thing we're working on a digital currency?

[JohnMaxwell]

You don't know the sun will come up tomorrow but it is very likely  And your theory is very unlikely.

[drakahn]

The source is open, you can look through yourself and check, if you find any evil, be sure to let everyone who missed it know.

[Coreyok96]

How do we know? Bitcoin is open source, anyone who wishes to can read through it and prove to themselves that bitcoin is clean, and many people have.

As I typed that Drakahn replied, but basically what he said. xD

[Manawarp]

Funny part is I've heard this before from someone else.

[DannyHamilton]

Funny part is I've heard this before from someone else.

Usually fro people who don't understand what bitcoin mining is.

[Gabi]

How do you know this massive hashing effort isn't a scheme intended to trick miners into creating the biggest code-busting network in history and weaponize it?  All along we thing we're working on a digital currency?

Because everything is open source. You can check and compile the code before running anything. You know EXACTLY what is running on your computer! You can even write your own miner if you wish.

[lucuasl]

How do you know this massive hashing effort isn't a scheme intended to trick miners into creating the biggest code-busting network in history and weaponize it?  All along we thing we're working on a digital currency?

It would be easier to use a virus to spread that vs. tricking the whole world in this elaborate hoax! plus it has been peer reviewed and none of that was ever found.

[SManno]

Although, I did not had clear idea, but I liked reading the conversation going over here