NC

sweeetscience

Nonsense. Farmers and ranchers across the Midwest are facing foreclosure because of tariffs. Western NC is still trying to recover after catastrophic storm damage and has had practically ZERO assistance from FEMA since 1/21. Hispanic trumpers are watching their family members getting rounded up by ICE. These are Americans, and you bet your ass I’d be willing to help them, but they aren’t free from ridicule for their decision making. Good friends are supposed to tell you when you’re fuckin up.

nocommentonworldnews

Wall of text incoming, but can anyone dispute the below reply from a SOL maxer from the SOL reddit? I ask this in good faith but to be honest I'm not entirely in the loop: SOL maxer on why it is decentralized: Maybe don't share your hot takes on things you aren't educated on, but I'll educate you: First off, decentralization is not the goal, it's a means to an end. You don't need maximal decentralization to achieve the things that people generally value when it comes to blockchains. Read more about this here: https://paragraph.com/@mud2monarch/disaggregating-decentralization Regarding Solana specifically, I would look at this article and although it's outdated, it is still mostly accurate, but more importantly, it gives you the different metrics by which to judge a network's decentralization or lack thereof. I'll copypaste some important parts at the bottom. https://www.helius.dev/blog/solana-decentralization-facts-and-figures There is also this report from Messari looked at multiple networks, which is also even more outdated, but again you can see the crossover of the same metrics on both reports. https://messari.io/report/evaluating-validator-decentralization-geographic-and-infrastructure-distribution-in-proof-of-stake-networks SolanaCompass also gives up-to-date stats on some of these: https://solanacompass.com/statistics/decentralization >Infrastructure concentration, validator distribution, and stake distribution all play crucial roles in evaluating a network’s degree of operational decentralization. To establish a standardized base measurement, both stake and validator distribution is assessed across the following essential variables or "subsystems": >* Node Software (Client) >* Node Hosting Infrastructure >* Geographic Location So we have client diversity, infra diversity, geographic diversity. Regarding clients, Solana has more clients in use than any chain besides Ethereum, which is as good as you can ask for with a chain half of Ethereum's age. Moreover, the clients are developed by separate teams. Agave-jito is currently by far the most used, but that should slowly fade as Firedancer progresses in development. When it comes to node hosting infrastructure, Solana and Ethereum both have a relatively large dependence, with roughly a quarter of both the stake and node count hosted on the top choice (AWS for ETH, Terraswitch for SOL). https://ethernodes.org/networkType/cl/Hosting?synced=1 https://www.validators.app/data-centers?locale=en&network=mainnet&secondary_sort=count&sort_by=data_center While Solana does have a higher dependence on data center usage in general, that is sort of balanced out by a majority of Ethereum's activity happening on L2s that are centralized in almost every way discussed here. Apples to oranges maybe, but the point is that centralization and decentralization are a spectrum and are full of grey areas. Geographic distribution is also very similar, most nodes are in the US or Germany(and to a lesser extent the rest of Europe), very few in Africa, Asia, Australia. Besides those factors, Nakamoto coefficient is also a useful guideline to see how many nodes would need to collude to overrule the network's stake. Solana's NC has been roughly 20 now for a while and no single validator has more than 3% of the networks stake. And just so you can hear it from another reputable source, here is a tweet from the Head of Digital Assets at Van Eck, Matthew Sigel: >For the record, VanEck believes SOL is a commodity, much like BTC and ETH. This belief is informed by evolving legal perspectives, where courts and regulators have begun to recognize that certain crypto assets may function as securities in primary markets but behave more like commodities in secondary markets. Also, over the past year Solana has made substantial progress in decentralization; the top 100 holders now control approximately 27% of the supply, a significant reduction from a year ago. Moreover, the top 10 addresses now hold less than 9%. With over 1,500 validators across 41 countries, operating in more than 300 distinct data centers, Solana boasts a Nakamoto Coefficient of 18—surpassing most networks we monitor. The upcoming Firedancer client will further bolster decentralization, ensuring no single entity can dominate the blockchain. This decentralized infrastructure, combined with SOL's utility and economic role, aligns it closely with digital commodities like BTC and ETH. We remain committed to advocating this position alongside our exchange partners to the appropriate regulators https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1825630564407267779 Beyond all this there is also social consensus and governance. Solana uses onchain voting for governance,for consensus but not enforcement, so validators are still free to implement whatever they see fit. In the event of contention, there could be a fork, just like how Bitcoin forked into both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV, or like how ETH went to Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. Same structure applies to network crashes/downtime, coordination happens in the main validator discord, but no one can enforce any specific actions. Whatever process and decisions are agreed upon have to be implemented independently by each validator. Solana Foundation can make recommendations, but ultimately the network operators act independently. People will cite high costs and high system requirements as inhibiting decentralization, but even with those hurdles, Solana has done well in this regard. The high costs will come down with the implementation of the new consensus algorithm Alpenglow and system requirements will normalize as server hardware improves. The only way it will become harder to run a validator is if the governance decides to increase the requirements in the name of performance, which could very well be possible considering some of the best engineers in the Solana ecosystem actually believe performance is being hampered by an *excess* of validators on the network. so TLDR: Solana isn't perfectly decentralized, but no chain is, but relative to it's age and relative to similarly aged chains, it is actually extremely decentralized when taking into account validator counts, stake distribution, client diversity, development and most other factors. Most centralization claims either are based on arbitrary milestones or misunderstandings.

gunzby2

I'm in NC and know a few that retired from state jobs in NY and immediately moved to NC

Hitchie_Rawtin

>ICP runs containers with only ~5 validators each, many of which run on AWS, GCP, or Azure. 1. No it doesn't, I think what you mean is that the Nakamoto Coefficient per standard subnet is 5, the NC to take the whole network down is in the hundreds, SOL's is 21, BNB's is 7. ETH is 2 - despite massive decentralisation in terms of validator count, many are pooled and Lido and Coinbase colluding is all it takes. 2. They certainly don't, but the irony of lying that the IC uses AWS while the entirety of every other smart contract platform relies on AWS and others is pretty funny.

ubermensch1001

Yeah, man, it's kind of crazy how this thread is still up for this many hours and with so many posts exposing things about him. I mean, if it was just Charlotte, NC that doesn't really mean much lol. However, to know what his dog looks like and what kind of car he drives and in what area of the metro is crazy af.

StopDoingMath

A 60-61 (born in 1964) year old married white man from Jersey who owns a roofing business and a security business in Charlotte NC. Has been in the area a long time (lived in same house, which has a pool, for 25 years). A big Trump supporter. White pug dog with black spots and black ears. A veteran from the 80s-90s. Has about $220,000 in a Coinbase account that is “pretty secure”.

PrimaryAbroad4342

There's a cognitive dissonance at play here explaining why most classical encryption crypto whales are quiet and it's not yet on top 10 exchanges ie Binance/Coinbase, but ahem: [Blackrock Crypto ETF 2025 Quantum Risk Disclosure](https://cryptobriefing.com/blackrock-quantum-risk-bitcoin-etf/) [McKinsey: 2025 The Year of Quantum Report](https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/the-year-of-quantum-from-concept-to-reality-in-2025#/) Not like this is some tinfoil hat niche anymore. [An XMR dev Luke Parker mentioned QRL by name](https://www.youtube.com/live/jxPulIjhXwg?t=4076&si=NC6TCQzAm1YFBp26) (after wondering out loud whether to "name them") on a recent Monero podcast. The dev called QRL legit bec it's been around for a while and he'd met the team at a conference.

MagnusGruuns

If he'd ate some humble pie, and took whatever job he could, instead of dumping it immediately, he'd have a nice property now and stability. And... the best part! They lost the trailer they bought on his Mother in Laws property to a storm that came through NC two years ago. Karmas a Bitch!

AbbreviationsLive475

I have my own landfill story. Don't worry it's short. Got one BTC free back 2009. Forgot about it but I saved two old desktops in my shed in NC heat for three years. When I moved out of state, I just threw them away with other household stuff. On the side of the road... Welp

solomoncobb

How much do you think you need to live? I can live the rest of my life comfortably off the interest on one million dollars right here in NC.

meamoron2

It is a different planet out there.  I spent first 22 years in WNY and a few in NC and 40 in FL.  Retired 15 years ago.  Been camping around the country for last 10 years chasing good weather, great views and experiences.  Getting a bit old to be driving an RV.  

tiltberger

You need a good lawyer to take financially guardianship to protect you and your siblings NC she loses everything.

RefrigeratorLow1259

Bitcoin is PoW but only has a NC of 2 Foundry, Ant Pool and F2 control around 50% of the hash rate. PoW isn't the Utopia people seem to think it is.

BeefSupreme2

They are all shutdown near me. They are in the middle of a big business change right now. Might be a long time before any of this really happens for our area in NC.

lrnmre

consult with a cpa in your state. I am not sure. I believe CT, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, NC, RI, WV, and WI are the ones that didn't allow it. but states change their laws and regulations regularly. I travel and gamble regularly. I have had taxable events in probably 50% of the us states with gambling allowed, but I pay a cpa to make sure I stay clean and pay appropriately.

DesconocidoTres

NO! THERE IS NOTHING BULLISH HAPPENING NC NOW. (btw, I hope I’m wrong)

aparrish_neosavvy

Gosh aggressive. Here where I live in NC the houses being marketed today were on the market for 50% less in 2017 when I bought. I’m selling my house for 2x what I paid.

Smiling_Jack_


JackFleishman

When Bo Hines unsuccessfully ran for congress in NC, this beautiful clip came out: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC4585hhcI8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC4585hhcI8)

Repphilli

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Extension_Address226

I identify myself live in NC sometimes

DaBossofArt

You don't happen to live in NC do you? Lol.

Mission_Wolverine_72

Does anyone recall the floods that happened in the mountains of NC this year? Guess what those lands are loaded with? High purity quartz. Land is loaded with it! That’s why the government wasn’t in a rush to help the locals. Wanted to seize the opportunity.

Dennis_Chevante

https://youtu.be/NwlqatbkYRk?si=8dgMgjR82NC9R8Qt

afscam

I think you can buy up to 250 dollars worth with only a phone number. It can be a burner tho. That's at least the case in NC

Financial_Design_801

NEW: NORTH CAROLINA BITCOIN BILL HB 92 would allow NC to invest 10% of state funds into exchange traded products of digital assets above $750b market cap (i.e. Bitcoin ETFs).

Realityvoidx

Ive been through the airport with one twice. Both were clean so nothing was punched into the steel (was traveling from MD to NC to leave with my mother and punch another one and bring back to MD) and had no issues. I have cryptotags