This is an informed opinion piece on designing effective peer to peer (P2P) networks. I’ve written extensively about peer to peer networks, and have even designed my own (albeit, bad) cryptocurrency. By the end of the article, we should have a good understanding of the important questions to answer

Preface If you’re reading this, like me, you must strangely like the idea of effectively designing peer to peer networks. Almost no real world usage (unless you work in this industry), but nevertheless the design is so interesting! Peer to peer networks effectively are close approximations of how humans