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Re:Bitcoin is fiat money, too by AlphaWeaver on Friday September 22, 2017 @08:58PM (#15317364)
Ethereum's upcoming Proof of Stake mechanism is supposed to put more power into the hands of investors compared to miners.
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Re:Bitcoin is fiat money, too by UncleMeat on Saturday September 23, 2017 @12:55PM (#15320572)
That doesn't really help. Early adopters get huge sums of ETH compared to those who join after the price rises. The distribution of coins is massively unequal.
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Re:Bitcoin is fiat money, too by johndevor on Saturday September 23, 2017 @11:00PM (#15323059)
In the short term, yes. Not in the long run as early investors sell their coins.
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