Hello! This is my first note. I just found out about this platform and I'm excited to try it out. I am a visual artist that works with acrylic and paper on canvas and wood, and I dabble in photography as well.

My work is rooted in the themes of identity, femininity and storytelling. I enjoy studying culture and genealogy and use that in my work as well.

Here is one of my works, titled "The Holy Trinity". This work is part of an ongoing series where I'm exploring my experiences being raised in the Black church. So much of my identity is rooted in that subculture.

I am excited to share more about my work and meet other people here.

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GM everyone! ⚡ #nostr

Are you factoring the current size of Monero VS Bitcoin? (mining difficulty would increase, so attack difficulty would increase as well if Monero was of similar size)

Why have they not attacked Monero?

Is it because it is too small to be on their radar?

Is it not worth diverting resources away from their current intended purposes?

When it becomes a big enough threat to finally consider attacking will the hashpower be larger and more challenging to attack then? (Monero is a fraction of Bitcoins size)

With Monero the lower barrier to be able to participate in mining also allows for more decentralization (at least in theory)

I think ASIC and ASIC-resistant PoW both have their own unique downsides and upsides. ASIC is harder to attack, but once an attack is underway it is harder to recruit new honest hash to push back. The opposite is true of RandomX.

Other ASIC-resistant advantages: ASICs centralize and make good targets in several ways.

-Much more discrete (power draw, heat, noise)

-General CPU purchases mean you blend in VS buying an ASIC. Everyone knows what you're going to do with that ASIC.

-Large concentrated mining farms are easy to co-opt and regulate for governments.

-Over half the hashpower now requires KYC

-No P2pool. Stratumv2 helps but isn't sufficient. Large pool operators control payout so are targets for governments.

If you have some hard numbers I'd like to see them

Moin

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This is exactly why ASIC-resistant algorithms like RandomX were invented.

Bitcoin uses SHA-256, which is only profitably mined on specialised late-generation ASICs, made in one country that has a fraught relationship with both Bitcoin and its neighbors.

If they (alone) wanted to, they could commandeer and build-out enough hashing power to launch a 51% inside twelve months.

If they got together and decided to collude with their frenemies on the Potomac, they could do it today.

RandomX (and a few others like Ghostrider) are only profitably minable with general purpose CPUs. There are a boatload of those out there (compared with the number of SHA256 ASICs), and a (small) number of countries able to build them. It doesn't entirely prevent a 51%, but it both sets the bar higher and gives others a better chance of countering such an effort.

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Pretty sure I was supposed to use #introductions so I'll just repeat the question: any seniors here, online atm, who would like to answer questions for someone who just finished joining today?

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