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I'm already aware of this, but what hasn't been tested is the effect mining centralization will have. At 1 GB, I'd have to buy a new 4 TB HD every day just to keep up and sending that through my internet is impossible. It would cut me out of the participation process of securing the network. Only those with deep pockets could participate. Once mining is in the hands of a centralized few, then come the government regulators...