We analyze the Bitcoin v27.2 codebase and get some general metrics.

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"... a reminder of our place in the human timeline."

“Digital communities often use crude, time-consuming methods for collective decision-making.”

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"... I believe this research can provide practical lessons for the democratic tools of the future. I believe your voice should be heard."

"... The story of the last 15 years is one of a steady buildup to peak throughput and size at the block ~500k, followed by a slow decline, and then a recent uptick..."

"... This message proves that the genesis block was created on or after 3 January 2009, since Satoshi would have had to read the headline before including it in the block..."

"... Ultimately, whether or not blockchain technology will lead to the rise of a new economic order is not—solely—a technical matter; it is, first and foremost, a political question."