[Cryptography] Question about Bitcoin's security model

[zeb at qtt.se]

> From: John Levine <johnl at iecc.com> 
> Sent: Saturday, 1 August 2026 02:26
> 
> I wouldn't have been able to buy my friend a copy of coffee in 2013,
> and I might have an extra $1000 or even $2000 today 13 years later
> which would make no difference at all to my overall situation. To use
> a technical term, whoop-di-doodle.


You may be right, I won't look it up. As long as the absence of an oracle 2013 doesn't influence your science 2026. (I do hope it was one of those fancy latte things with extra all though :)