Mr. Meadow on Nostr: If Bitcoin is reliant on volunteer devs who aren’t incentivized beyond their own ...
If Bitcoin is reliant on volunteer devs who aren’t incentivized beyond their own altruism doesn’t this mean Bitcoin as a network relies on trust?
Trust that altruistic individuals will dedicate an appropriate enough of their energy to keep it working?
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