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| | trendless.tech
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| | Computer files don't often stay the same. They're updated with new information, new metadata, things are moved around, glitchy code is patched, updates roll out to handle changes from other software, databases get cleaned up, and so on. Naturally, across a distributed system (such as cloud synchronization), this can pose extremely complicated challenges. There are [...]Read More... from Blockchain: So What's Bitcoin, Anyway?
| | blog.wesleyac.com
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| | [AI summary] The article critiques web3's supposed decentralization, arguing that it is more centralized than the existing web, with systemic risks and profit motives leading to the creation of centralized systems with superficial decentralization.
| | web3isgoinggreat.com
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| | Generally speaking, web3 is an umbrella term to refer to the "future of the Internet", which believers say will be decentralized and based on the blockchain. Proponents tend to tout how data won't be controlled by "Big Tech", and how it will be uncensorable and egalitarian. There is, however, no shortage of examples in this timeline of how many "web3" projects are indeed centralized in similar ways to Big Tech, as well as instances where "uncensorable" or "unmodifiable" platforms have removed or modified...
| | braiins.com
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| An explanation on the different roles nodes and miners play to support the Bitcoin network. We explore their purpose, requirements, incentives and how each is critical in keeping Bitcoin secure and decentralized.