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"Bitcoin seems to be a very promising idea. I like the idea of basing security on the assumption that the CPU power of honest participants outweighs that of the attacker."
- Hal Finney
Source: Cryptography Mailing List (2008)
#Bitcoin #ProofOfWork
Trust math, not men. Hal knew. 🔐
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