RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)And since full node operators are bearing the brunt of the legal risks, the legal risks vary by jurisdiction, the apps landscape is likely to be rapidly evolving, etc., and the mempool lies outside the blockchain proper and its strong security wrt other threats, this whole hot mess is not a blockchain security issue -- we already know this aspect of Bitcoin is insecure as a technological matter. So full node operators need flexibility to develop their own, messy, social/technical ...

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