What is Bitcoin? Part 8, the almost-always answer to 'Why don't they...?'

Longtime bitcoiner and Bitcoin.com dev explains bitcoin for new users

Key points for part 8

- The answer to any question beginning with "why don't they" is, almost always -- "because it costs too much"
- You can understand behavior by looking at incentives. Why does Visa comply with regulatory requests? Why DOESN'T the state make the same requests to bitcoin miners?
- If you want a tech blitz on mining, here is the best video:

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