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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Would losing Net Neutrality affect bitcoin?
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william8829
on 29/11/2017, 18:30:51 UTC
Does it mean that everybody will be affected? Not only the US but the rest of the world?

Indirectly.  The U.S. runs more than 25 percent of the nodes.  Nodes validate Bitcoin transactions.  If the internet companies did something radical to limit customers ability to run full nodes. it would definite effect Bitcoin globally.

25% of the nodes is still quite a lot. Still what are the benefits of losing net neutrality?

I guess there could be benefits.  Generally speaking reducing the Governments power over commerce is a good thing.  In markets where their is competition (large metropolitan areas) between telecommunications we may see a price reduction.