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		tromp on Dec 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Evolution of the Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus... Sadly, there are very blockchains that focus on simplicity. Most seem to think that more features is better.

krupan on Dec 24, 2022 [–]

How many do we need? Bitcoin works great

matheusmoreira on Dec 25, 2022 | [–]

Bitcoin is obsolete by now. Monero is everything it was supposed to be.

tromp on Dec 25, 2022 | | | [–]

Monero just makes different trade-offs [1], mostly more privacy at the cost of more bloat [2].

[1] https://phyro.github.io/grinvestigation/why_grin.html

[2] https://forum.grin.mw/t/scalability-vs-privacy-chart

wmf on Dec 25, 2022 | | | [–]

But Zcash is everything Monero was supposed to be. ;-)

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