<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 (npub1ut…r50e8)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>Imo the biggest threat to Bitcoin isn&#39;t governments adopting it or a bunch of ETFs&#xA;&#xA;It&#39;s if the majority of mining is performed by the state (or regulated by the state)&#xA;&#xA;This could enable large double spends especially considering huge stockpiles of coins are now also held by regulated custodians &#xA;&#xA;Then what? Theory is node runners just fork the network to before the double spend&#xA;&#xA;But of course this is a huge mess, individuals could lose billions, even trillions, will make block size wars look like child&#39;s play. Our $5 DCA up against Saylor and blackrock and the money printer.&#xA;&#xA;Bitcoin is a network effect technology and also based on people&#39;s confidence in it as a reliable savings technology - the network and confidence could be shattered &#xA;&#xA;This threat is already here today, while we celebrate the hash rate blowing up we are ignoring it&#39;s all happening with public miners under the thumb of the USG - and it gets worse every month.&#xA;&#xA;I suggest that we need to take responsibility for mining much more seriously - little 1 TH bitaxes aren&#39;t gonna cut it unless tens of millions of people are doing it, which is unlikely.&#xA;&#xA;Anyway just rambling maybe useless fud, I&#39;m tired and hungry, but this keeps me up at night </html></oembed>