Potential vulnerabilities to the Bitcoin protocol, code or implementation. Potential weaknesses in the Bitcoin concept are probably better tagged "Economics."
Questions tagged [weaknesses]
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Is Bitcoin inherently dependent on electricity?
Obviously, the computing power necessary to create the blockchain requires access to fast hashing which requires electricity. Given that local power outages do occur, and this can cause a lack of network availability, does this act as the Achilles…
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Does Bitcoin rely on the internet?
Is it possible to run Bitcoin mining and transaction distribution without using the internet?
For example, how would Bitcoin continue in the event of a total clampdown by a telco?
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Which Bitcoin weakness most hinder Bitcoins ability to gain market and mind share?
Bitcoin has a few weaknesses. Among the well known ones are:
Transactions are not instantaneous.
Large numbers of transactions would bloat blocks.
Transaction fees are needed in some cases.
The client is difficult to use and its operation difficult…
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