I suppose that from the very beginning, Satoshi knew that scalability could become an issue in the future. That's why he introduced the difficulty adjustment to ensure a constant mining rate, and perhaps he even established that rule limiting the block size to 1MB to keep the chain's weight under control down the line.

I'm not sure if it was necessarily to prevent spam, but I believe he understood that over time the chain could become too heavy, creating limitations for nodes with fewer resources.

For your listening pleasure: Orphans of the Universe - Pattern-Seeking Animals

Where can i still download Bitcoin-Qt version 0.7.2? And can i run it separate from other versions already installed on my computer?

Lastly, what are some of the best programs to scan my harddisk for .dat files?

I am eager to learn more about private key generation in Bitcoin’s early days. Do you think Satoshi or early miners used a specific method, or did each individual develop their own approach?

Let’s explore this through historical documentation and technical discussions. Please share any interesting findings you may have.

Thank you!

So a lot of bitcoin has been lost due to incorrect wallet addresses and human errors..
     I however think that at this point of technological advancement, there should be a way to recover lost bitcoins. Not just bitcoins but other cryptocurrencies too. Now this may not be possibly done by the careless user, but it could be found by miners.
      Lost bitcoins should have a way to be mined back into the market and Recovered..
   Is there a project about this already?? What is your opinion and do you think it's is possible

So what recommendation do you have for me? Can I try transferring some of those funds to my wallet to see if it works or is it too risky to try?  thank you so much

James Howells has been going on about this for a very long time now, i get it that we are talking about life changing money here, but the chances of recovering that funds is slim to none. I don't know if James would take any further action after this verdict, but in my opinion, i don't think he should, this whole case must be taking a toll on his mental health when he thinks about how rich he may have been, but the sooner he lets it rest, the better for him.

Hi
If find key how can convert to provitekey and how import to wallet?

Google has just announced Willow, their first quantum computer chip. It's incredibly powerful, having solved in less than five minutes a computational problem that would take the fastest computer available right now more than 10 septillion years (a number that vastly exceeds the age of the Universe). Will this chip be able to break the cryptography behind BTC addresses so quickly that it will make the entire BTC network insecure?

Guys PLEASE,

can someone let me know if this holds true?
https://stacker.news/items/683489

Can you explain to me how this happened or point me somewhere to read about it?
if this holds true, then can't this happen with EVERY single transaction in bitcoin?
I got confused!

......For me personally, there is nothing in the whole story that was not already known before, because in the end all the so-called evidence are just assumptions. In my opinion, Adam Back is a much bigger candidate for Satoshi than Peter Todd, who was around 15 years old when Bitcoin was invented.

Anyone have watched the documentary? Can anyone share a brief synopsis of the program. Not finding some on internet or any upload site of the documentary.

I check on HBO phil but I wasnt seeing it there or not in the new list of stuff to watch.

Im waiting for someone to upload on social media to chefk what those guys cooking for this satoshi reveal drama.

Come on, let's get real. I myself computed that if I had 150k $ lying around I would have solved 130 in less than 90 days. Simple crude math - divide total ops by number of op/s, again by ops/GPU/s, multiply with price/h.

So no supercomputer required here, just $ to pay for the most optimized piece of software to run, to minimize costs.

But now 135 requires 5 times more money to solve, or for GPU prices to go down, or for performance per $ to go up, which WILL happen. What I do not understand, is what the deal is with the 3Emi script address, is it a group, is it some sort of smart contract, why was it not spent already, etc.