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by matt_wulfeck 3122 days ago
When a handful of people control 40% of your market: it’s not decentralized.

When you consume more energy than your house does over 1 week to make a single transaction: it’s not efficient.

When it takes hours or days to settle: it’s not fast.

So what is bitcoin, anyway? From what I can tell a way for people to get rich.