From: "Emin Gün Sirer" <el33th4x0r@gmail.com>
To: Bitcoin Dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Guarantees Strong, not Eventual, Consistency.
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 19:57:43 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPkFh0tx6BJ2=pCamtawa=niPfci7-a6Vs-wFo3rXXx6oks0Jg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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There seems to be a perception out there that Bitcoin is eventually
consistent. I wrote this post to describe why this perception is completely
false.
Bitcoin Guarantees Strong, not Eventual, Consistency
http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/03/01/bitcoin-guarantees-strong-not-eventual-consistency/
I hope we can lay this bad meme to rest. Bitcoin provides a strong
guarantee.
- egs
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2016-03-02 0:57 Emin Gün Sirer [this message]
2016-03-02 8:39 ` [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Guarantees Strong, not Eventual, Consistency Natanael
2016-03-02 16:56 ` Emin Gün Sirer
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