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Why is Geth's “fast” sync now the default, whereas before it wasn't?

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28 Questions

How would I explain Ethereum to a non-technical friend?

What is Geth's “fast” sync, and why is it faster?

What is Geth's “light” sync, and why is it so fast?

What is Whisper and what is it used for?

How does Ethereum deal with blockchain scalability?

How do I remove accounts using the Geth console?

By what mechanism are ASIC-based miners made less favourable?

What is formal verification, and why is it important for smart contracts?

What is the difference between a smart contract and a DAO?

If the supply of Ether is finite, are there any mechanisms to deter hoarding?

Why isn't Ethereum Frontier a “safe” platform?

Corruption on data-block while synchronising

Why do some blocks contain no transactions?

How do I tell whether the Mist/Wallet is “fast” or “full” syncing?

What is actually removed during a contract suicide, and why doesn't this cause the blockchain to change?

Why is Geth's “fast” sync now the default, whereas before it wasn't?

What are the relationships between Geth's different development branches?

Will contracts on Frontier be wiped before the move to Homestead?

Could a contract with enough Gas DDoS the network?

What is the difference between “eth.accounts” and “web3.eth.accounts”?

How many Ethereum-based tokens are there?

Does Eth have an equivalent to Geth's --fast flag?

Why was the Constantinople hard fork postponed?

How do I install Mist from the pre-built binaries on 32-bit Linux?

Greeter variables are all undefined and contract doesn't run

Is there a comprehensive reference list of all Serpent commands?

How to update Geth on Ubuntu without using the PPA

Block data duplication when moving from Geth to Eth (or vice versa) [duplicate]