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A comment on Bitcoin's Price Surge Is Making Hobby Mining Profitable Again.

Re:Bitcoin's Price Surge Is Making Hobby Mining Profitable A... by zitterbewegung on Monday July 10, 2017 @10:57AM (#14736483)
Yes, but the volatility of Bitcoin could make it not profitable again. Instead of buying a miner what if he took that money and bought bitcoin at that point of time. Wouldn't he have more money?
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Re:Bitcoin's Price Surge Is Making Hobby Mining Profitable A... by lightbyte on Monday July 10, 2017 @11:54AM (#14737050)
Yes, he'd have about doubled his money instead of breaking even.
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