BTC logo
BTC
$108,680.77
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,940.82
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,147.98
2.96%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3843
2.50%
SOL logo
SOL
$190.43
4.27%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3200
1.44%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1929
3.66%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6589
4.60%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.80
6.04%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.94
4.38%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9996
0.03%
BCH logo
BCH
$515.14
2.84%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3198
2.53%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6235
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.34
5.05%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.41
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6341
0.02%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1765
3.20%
BTC logo
BTC
$108,680.77
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,940.82
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,147.98
2.96%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3843
2.50%
SOL logo
SOL
$190.43
4.27%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3200
1.44%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1929
3.66%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6589
4.60%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.80
6.04%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.94
4.38%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9996
0.03%
BCH logo
BCH
$515.14
2.84%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3198
2.53%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6235
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.34
5.05%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.41
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6341
0.02%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1765
3.20%
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The Security Trilemma and the Future of Bitcoin

Bitcoin faces a "trilemma," says a leading researcher. Either it becomes more centralized, loses liquidity, or increases supply beyond 21 million.

By Raphael Auer
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:39 a.m. Published May 10, 2020, 12:11 p.m.
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