No, Satoshi talks about voting with "CPU power" not one CPU, one vote. And "voting" in the context of the white paper isn't referring to referendums but rather how consensus forms to support the valid chain secured by the most PoW. Bitcoin is anarchistic by design and isn't a democracy voted on by various cohorts like a political body.
harpocrates
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2026-08-12 18:53:42 UTC
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