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@ Vlad, Bitcoin Takeover Podcast
2025-04-24 22:17:46
James A. Donald (the first guy to reply to Satoshi Nakamoto on the cryptography mailing list)
was also the first small blocker
On November 3rd 2008, he wrote:
“But I think we need to concern ourselves with minimizing the data and bandwidth required by money transmitters […]
The smaller the data storage and bandwidth required for money issuers, the more resistant the system is”
He’s the same guy who told Satoshi Nakamoto that Bitcoin doesn’t scale – to which Satoshi replied that most users will transact using SPV while bandwidth and storage will become cheaper over time.