Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BD111CB1 for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2016 00:58:04 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wm0-f47.google.com (mail-wm0-f47.google.com [74.125.82.47]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 101FDEE for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2016 00:58:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wm0-f47.google.com with SMTP id n186so62878172wmn.1 for ; Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:58:03 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=c1gi6l54WWUZaVdPtHOw7Gw2gzWsuw6g6I0wPqy0wnE=; b=gur6BqZ6nAkCvC0Gk4pAdnuJguRoXpw5yJcfpLA69x1r1yjUcVmYliTU0XOMc30DOj wnbxD8khsb0mVM3UEGIQAvHVBF0dhohY/iTRQeFk/gklYBAQVhoyfGAmV/gkKOeppW/W BvkyarIBOaS8fWsgJswK+3VKsJ7sXx1+JVlPs0OQzWSMkPrla5cNh2PUL6ZEw+522uR0 e9oTYXTUeGezbVkEqXKAsKy4/MMcqIqTWkHMdFQzoEsnjW93R7Mmdu4dSHJGT+LBWDIO QvTQh8dWW2m26sdrtRkK7SgsbVBBIXLWEGrg6OOt/0gvF2UYS2wd/Me68E1S5BbuYav6 CHJA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=c1gi6l54WWUZaVdPtHOw7Gw2gzWsuw6g6I0wPqy0wnE=; b=lSz239NjJZ59HTbITeUA3w0kgg1RDg1NxlaSFNzOE+gpLkLpQCOZM+KRTSn+SqwLwp 6HUhLacneKsROahPJ6zu0IrxCHhA5ykQPLh+RrEQIFARVCPoQQchu7JnZCryXqnpEFEm 2doVG3okz74mvZ96om5KAlbq0y5R99gdaMMbBm8bHxsr1Sctk53Xkdn/BBbJsrnncN0x YwSyWwYXeTzOuknPg+0fu9PFhJWLI/r37S83svLHjlVAr7Iw7uLoDnIVUiHZqX62fLES YKGJOla2numNKEqamFE48TC8g+f6nbkBmyTJu+AP4h5uQ/eVMV/o+JEyKWp/4Vdvpvyr 4WJQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AD7BkJIOxKyM9AZCWFce4LZjCw56KsSXsOD09mjQRXbGCKeHoivUMLwg6tm4RmKzM7bJD1JQY9S0RJFddpvLqQ== X-Received: by 10.194.201.166 with SMTP id kb6mr23319021wjc.125.1456880282689; Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:58:02 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.194.236.66 with HTTP; Tue, 1 Mar 2016 16:57:43 -0800 (PST) From: =?UTF-8?Q?Emin_G=C3=BCn_Sirer?= Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 19:57:43 -0500 Message-ID: To: Bitcoin Dev Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b6dc06ebae78e052d065f2a X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 03:04:31 +0000 Subject: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Guarantees Strong, not Eventual, Consistency. X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 00:58:04 -0000 --047d7b6dc06ebae78e052d065f2a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 There seems to be a perception out there that Bitcoin is eventually consistent. I wrote this post to describe why this perception is completely false. Bitcoin Guarantees Strong, not Eventual, Consistency http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/03/01/bitcoin-guarantees-strong-not-eventual-consistency/ I hope we can lay this bad meme to rest. Bitcoin provides a strong guarantee. - egs --047d7b6dc06ebae78e052d065f2a Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

There seems to be a perception out there that Bit= coin is eventually consistent. I wrote this post to describe why this perce= ption is completely false.=C2=A0

Bitcoin Guar= antees Strong, not Eventual, Consistency

I hope we ca= n lay this bad meme to rest. Bitcoin provides a strong guarantee.
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