> > I don't think 99% of transactions need that level of security > Well you can't get security for the 1% of transactions that need it without > giving that security to all transactions on the chain. Also, the blockchain > security created by miners isn't really a per transaction thing anyway. An > attack would affect all bitcoins regardless of what transactions they do or > do not take part in.
yes, and this is what lightning is for. to secure the 99% of transactions that *don't* need billions of dollars and years in lead time of security. at current prices, and even with the current known issues, lightning is perfectly acceptable for small transactions. _______________________________________________ bitcoin-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
