2013-06-25 CoinDesk: Bitcoin network recovering from DDoS attack

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http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-network-recovering-from-ddos-attack/

Garzik differentiates between miners and nodes in the Bitcoin network. Non-mining nodes are not revenue generating, but instead relay transactions on a voluntary basis, for the good of the network. These nodes can be a point of attack for those wanting to harm the bitcoin network.