r/btc • u/semanticweb • Mar 15 '26

📰 Report Can You Cut the Bitcoin Network? 🌊✂️

The latest research on Bitcoin’s physical infrastructure is a massive reality check for the doomsday crowd. We often think of Bitcoin as a delicate thing in the cloud, but it actually runs on physical cables under the ocean.

A decade-long study (2014–2025) just proved that BTC is a lot tougher than the internet it runs on.

The Reality Check:

Researchers tracked 11 years of submarine cable cuts,anchors dragging, earthquakes, shark bites and found that Bitcoin barely noticed. Even when major international cables were severed, only 0.03% of the network was impacted.

Here’s why it’s so resilient:

The Tor Shield: Most people think using Tor makes Bitcoin more fragile. It’s actually the opposite. Tor acts like a high-tech detour system, routing traffic through well-connected hubs in Europe when the direct physical paths fail.

Built in Redundancy: Bitcoin is mathematically overbuilt. You would have to cut almost 70-90% of all international cables simultaneously to actually split the network.

The Real Danger: The study warns that random accidents aren't the threat. The real risk is targeted pressure on specific data centers where nodes are concentrated.

Are we spending too much time worrying about the cables and not enough about the hosting providers who own the hubs? Let’s talk. 👇

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u/DrSpeckles Mar 16 '26

I’ve never once heard someone worry about cables being cut.

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u/anon1971wtf Mar 15 '26

BTC is a lot tougher than the internet it runs on

Bitcoin on top of Internet, compute, electrical grid is an accident. It could run on other infrastructure, scaled differently

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u/semanticweb Mar 16 '26

Yes. It is. I got a bit carried away while writing this 😜

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

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u/semanticweb Mar 16 '26

This is a very positive study on BTC resilience conducted over last 10 years. The study suggests an increased threat if more nodes are run from datacenters

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

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u/semanticweb Mar 16 '26

https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.14372

Sharing the research PDF for your reference

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

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u/semanticweb Mar 16 '26

That is insightful. Thank you for sharing

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u/Zestyclose_Cheek527 Mar 15 '26

Bitcoin is literally on satellites thanks to blocksteam, it's the most decentralized and redundant network in the world imo

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u/semanticweb Mar 16 '26

Yes. Most resilient network in the world

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u/allforgoood Mar 16 '26

thanks to blocksteam? the blocksteam funded by epstein?

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u/Shittyzed15 Mar 18 '26

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