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Lightning's Next Act: Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining?

Could the same mechanisms used in the Lightning Network have the unintended benefit of also decentralizing mining?

By Alyssa Hertig
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 6:54 a.m. Published Sep 8, 2017, 8:20 a.m.
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