6. About Centrally Controlled Networks Versus Peer-to-Peer Networks

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About Centrally Controlled Networks Versus Peer-to-Peer Networks

SATOSHI MAKES A REFERENCE to the ability of governments to shut down any centralized system such as the music file-sharing website, Napster, or the digital gold currency E-gold. Pure peer-to-peer network systems have been demonstrated to be more resilient.

Re: Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper

Satoshi Nakamoto Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:30:360800

[Lengthy exposition of vulnerability of a systm to use-of-force monopolies ellided.]

You will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography.

Yes, but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years.

Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks like Napster, but pure P2P networks like Gnutella and Tor seem to be holding their own.

Satoshi

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