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Re:Bitcoin's mining difficulty has increased by 41.9% over t... by jnbiche on Monday December 21, 2015 @08:18PM (#10774970)
Not sure how they came up with that estimate, but the miners are getting more and more efficient, so it's not a linear increase.
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Re:Bitcoin's mining difficulty has increased by 41.9% over t... by davidgerard on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @08:15AM (#10777542)
No, it's a race to the bottom. The cost of mining 1 BTC will naturally tend to 1 BTC, and we're already circling that.
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