b]All nodes have equal rights[/b]. In the bitcoin network computers do not share their resources (coins) equivalents and nodes do not have equal rights between them.
They have equal rights but not equal power (hashing).
So they dont have equal rights. So the system is not p2p.
No it is 2 different things :
- A
right is what you are allowed to do or not on the protocol. Everyone is a "peer" on the network, every peer is allowed to do the same things as other peers.
- A
hashing power is how much you contribute to the network. Every peer is unique because it is impossible to have the exact same hardware and even if it is the same hardware, the connection and bandwidth will never be the same depending on the location.
Compare with P2P downloading : everyone can upload an download content but everyone have a different computer and Internet connection, yet it is peer-to-peer.
Yes but in a real p2p network the content is the same in all computers. Bitcoin breaks the p2p rules.