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508. Does the Crypto Crash Mean the Blockchain Is Over?

Freakonomics Radio

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Bitcoin Block Chain

The amount of puting power needed to prevent a one billion dollar double spend attack could cost as much as three trillion dollars annually. At the moment, the bit coin block chain can only process seven transactions per second. The credit card company visa does 17 hundred per second.

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