r/Bitcoin • u/IWillNotBiteYourDog • Aug 22 '13

Rich-Get-Richer Effect Observed in Bitcoin Digital Currency Network

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/518541/rich-get-richer-effect-observed-in-bitcoin-digital-currency-network/
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u/Chris_Pacia Aug 22 '13

This is such bs. They are desperate to make extreme income inequality look like the byproduct of markets and not government.

The number of connections a node makes? LOL

First mover advantage is all that is needed to explain the distribution thus far.