<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>strg wrote</title><author_name>strg (npub1rx…lcuqe)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1rx4mxarfdcwrv0vmtjw4ktx02njdhrzqj5eqsru5kdx9zmn2ydaqxlcuqe</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>The key factors of why Bitcoin mining centralizes is exactly where #Chia shines.&#xA;&#xA;1. Use of widely available commodity hardware with mature supply chains (storage).&#xA;2. Low energy costs to run mostly idle hard drives, and in the future even lower costs to power SSDs.&#xA;3. 100K+ full node farmers show that it can be run out of a home.&#xA;4. Inverse economies of scale for larger operations that do need server locations and hardware. It favors smaller home farmers using existing hardware and storage.&#xA;&#xA;Because it was designed to tend towards decentralization, it has a Nakamoto Coefficient of 102, highest of all blockchains.&#xA;&#xA;@SlowestTimelord</html></oembed>