<p>This is a great source:
<a href="http://critiquesoflibertarianism.blogspot.co.il/2011/05/simple-critique-of-bitcoin.html" rel="nofollow">http://critiquesoflibertarianism.blogspot.co.il/2011/05/simple-critique-of-bitcoin.html</a></p>

<p>It is a short article but you can learn a lot from the comments</p>

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user4541
<p>See "<a href="http://www.links.org/?p=1179" rel="nofollow">Decentralised Currencies Are Probably Impossible (But Let’s At Least Make Them Efficient)</a>" by Ben Laurie. He shows how Bitcoin's so-called "decentralization" is such a joke, because it doesn't really work. If Bitcoin's decentralization doesn't work, it makes no sense to waste so many resources over proof-of-work transaction processing. He also proposes an alternative design in a follow-up post.</p>

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Manish
<p><a href="https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-primary-weaknesses-of-the-Bitcoin-protocol" rel="nofollow">This Quora question</a> is a start.</p>

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2013-04-20T14:18:58.110Z
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ripper234
<p><a href="http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Weaknesses" rel="nofollow">Here's the page on the wiki where weaknesses are addressed.</a></p>

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2013-04-21T13:22:51.320Z
That's more technical weaknesses, it says nothing about the economic problems of a deflationary currency.
r3m0t
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2013-04-22T05:26:59.667Z
@r3m0t - I think the Weaknesses page is the page I'm looking for. It should incorporate all weaknesses, not just technical - edit it if you feel it's missing something.
ripper234
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Stephen Gornick
<p>I couldn't find an article about criticism in the wiki. Is there some other place that contains well-constructed criticism for Bitcoin?</p>

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2013-04-21T19:44:38.053Z
What kind of criticism do you mean? Some of the answers have criticism, which is not related to the economic impact if wide-spread Bitcoin adoption is achieved, which is what I suspect that you are asking, given your "economics" tag.
David
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@David - I think the Weaknesses page is the page I'm looking for. It should incorporate all weaknesses, not just technical - edit it if you feel it's missing something.
ripper234
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Where can I find well-written criticism about Bitcoin?
ripper234
# Where can I find well-written criticism about Bitcoin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-20)

I couldn't find an article about criticism in the wiki. Is there some other place that contains well-constructed criticism for Bitcoin?

**Tags:** economic-theory

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What kind of criticism do you mean? Some of the answers have criticism, which is not related to the economic impact if wide-spread Bitcoin adoption is achieved, which is what I suspect that you are asking, given your "economics" tag.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 - I think the Weaknesses page is the page I'm looking for. It should incorporate all weaknesses, not just technical - edit it if you feel it's missing something.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2013-04-20. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

[Here's the page on the wiki where weaknesses are addressed.](http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Weaknesses)

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: That's more technical weaknesses, it says nothing about the economic problems of a deflationary currency.  
> **username_0**: @username_5 - I think the Weaknesses page is the page I'm looking for. It should incorporate all weaknesses, not just technical - edit it if you feel it's missing something.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-04-20. Score: 0

This is a great source:
<http://critiquesoflibertarianism.blogspot.co.il/2011/05/simple-critique-of-bitcoin.html>

It is a short article but you can learn a lot from the comments


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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-04-20. Score: 0

See "[Decentralised Currencies Are Probably Impossible (But Let’s At Least Make Them Efficient)](http://www.links.org/?p=1179)" by Ben Laurie. He shows how Bitcoin's so-called "decentralization" is such a joke, because it doesn't really work. If Bitcoin's decentralization doesn't work, it makes no sense to waste so many resources over proof-of-work transaction processing. He also proposes an alternative design in a follow-up post.


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### Answer by username_0 on 2013-04-20. Score: 0

[This Quora question](https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-primary-weaknesses-of-the-Bitcoin-protocol) is a start.


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