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Why the Trilemma Is False for PoW
The trilemma only appears valid when examining artificially constrained implementations. When PoW operates as originally designed, all three properties not only coexist—they reinforce each other:
More transactions = More decentralization: Higher transaction volumes generate more fees, enabling more miners to participate profitably. This distributes validation power more broadly.
More transactions = More security: Greater economic activity on the network increases the cost of attacking it. A 51% attack becomes prohibitively expensive when securing billions in daily transaction value.
More security = Better scalability: As the network becomes more secure, users gain confidence to process larger volumes, creating positive network effects.
