It's just another question that can't be answered definitively.
In 2009 I'd think that you're talking about less than 100 people. You can view the old mailing list.
In November 2009, satoshi started this forum. Notice how many posts there were on the new forum thread that were actually from the time? It's only two.
Even going into the 2010 threads which satoshi posted in, you're talking about less than 100 different users posting in them. There were very few people until Bitcoin's first bit of mainstream publicity from Wikileaks and PC world.
Topic: How many people were into bitcoin in 2009? - page 5. (Read 2309 times)
How would more people with a 20,000 usd node help with decentralization?
Nodes don't need to be a small server farm to run.. More cheap nodes would be better for decentralization than a few high end ones.
Nodes don't need to be a small server farm to run.. More cheap nodes would be better for decentralization than a few high end ones.
Was it in the 100s or 1000s? I tried googling without any luck.
Also, a quote I saw a lot after the recent talk by everyone's favourite: “Fuck Raspberry Pis, if you can't afford a $20,000 node to help the network, piss off.”
Watched the whole thing and what was actually said: “Quite frankly, I don't care about Raspberry Pis. If you have been in Bitcoin since 2009 and you can't afford a $20,000 node to help this network, piss off.”
So, what would that mean? How much would that help in terms of decentralization and the network in general if everybody that was into bitcoin in 2009 had a $20,000 node?
Also, a quote I saw a lot after the recent talk by everyone's favourite: “Fuck Raspberry Pis, if you can't afford a $20,000 node to help the network, piss off.”
Watched the whole thing and what was actually said: “Quite frankly, I don't care about Raspberry Pis. If you have been in Bitcoin since 2009 and you can't afford a $20,000 node to help this network, piss off.”
So, what would that mean? How much would that help in terms of decentralization and the network in general if everybody that was into bitcoin in 2009 had a $20,000 node?
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