Topic: Is p2p important? - page 2. (Read 2287 times)
Last week I picked up a 2tb usb drive for $99 from the post office
there is no more need to use a third party than there is a need to use a third party e-mail provider..
you can run your own mail server, or you can run your own bitcoin node, etc etc etc.
you can run your own mail server, or you can run your own bitcoin node, etc etc etc.
In the future the resource requirements of running the full client will be out of reach of the general user.
you're not envisioning a world where petabyte hard drives are available at bestbuy for $99
That could be another area where altcoins could be useful. Hopefully bitcoins will be worth huge sums of money per coin by then. People will be able to have a lifesavings bitcoin account they hopefully won't have to worry about accessing until they retire, or until the beneficiaries of their will want to break it up, and use some cheaper coin with a blockchain still small enough for general users to run the full client for everyday transactions.
-MarkM-
-MarkM-
there is no more need to use a third party than there is a need to use a third party e-mail provider..
you can run your own mail server, or you can run your own bitcoin node, etc etc etc.
you can run your own mail server, or you can run your own bitcoin node, etc etc etc.
In the future the resource requirements of running the full client will be out of reach of the general user.
there is no more need to use a third party than there is a need to use a third party e-mail provider..
you can run your own mail server, or you can run your own bitcoin node, etc etc etc.
you can run your own mail server, or you can run your own bitcoin node, etc etc etc.
I was wondering the same thing.
This poll is inspired by a debate I had on another thread recently.
As the resource requirements of running the bitcoin client continue to increase, fewer and fewer people will be running a full node. I think that in the future most people will use an online wallet or run a thin client that connects to a third party service.
I personally find that need to use a third party takes away some of the freedom of bitcoin and I long for the development of a scalable protocol.
But, what do you think?
As the resource requirements of running the bitcoin client continue to increase, fewer and fewer people will be running a full node. I think that in the future most people will use an online wallet or run a thin client that connects to a third party service.
I personally find that need to use a third party takes away some of the freedom of bitcoin and I long for the development of a scalable protocol.
But, what do you think?
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