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Because the website doesn't immediately update. The blockchain approaches something dynamic, where the update is broadcast to everyone at the same time, not just broadcast to those who know where to ask for it at the right time.

It seems similar to people who harvest the URL of a product before launch, so they don't have to wait for the slow website.



I guess. It doesn't seem like people who want/need this data in instant real-time are having trouble getting it.




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