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Challenges in distributing coins through airdrops
1:27:58 - 1:32:40 (04:42)
It's difficult to distribute coins through airdrops due to potential capital and resource advantages from mining and the risk of a land grab by investment firms. This creates difficulty in the potential adoption of the system as a global currency.
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Bitcoin was launched anonymously by an entity that did not seek recognition or financial gain and paid the price for it.
1:27:58 - 1:30:19 (02:21)
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Bitcoin was launched anonymously by an entity that did not seek recognition or financial gain and paid the price for it. The founder, Satoshi, was an early miner who supported the network and accumulated coins but did not have any privileged access.
ChapterChallenges in distributing coins through airdrops
Episode#173 – Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The creation of a global currency is challenged by the difficulty of achieving a decentralized distribution of coins, as large players with capital and resources would have an advantage in owning a significant portion of the money supply, making it impossible to conceive how it could become truly global.
1:30:19 - 1:32:40 (02:20)
Summary
The creation of a global currency is challenged by the difficulty of achieving a decentralized distribution of coins, as large players with capital and resources would have an advantage in owning a significant portion of the money supply, making it impossible to conceive how it could become truly global.