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Re:Running Bitcoin uses a small city’s worth of electricity by golemotron on Monday October 02, 2017 @03:59PM (#15387388)
> Entire economies can be crippled by rising costs in energy (oil shocks of the 70s) and boom by sudden drops in cost of energy.

The important thing to know is that the current administration considers energy a top priority [1] so we are well poised to continue building blockchain infrastructure.

[1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/america-first-energy

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Re:Running Bitcoin uses a small city’s worth of electricity by JBReefer on Monday October 02, 2017 @04:05PM (#15387445)
People on HN being pro-Trump's energy plan so they can get rich off of Bitcoin. That's really surprising and really sad.

Boiling the ocean for a bit more personal wealth for the top 5% of income earners that make up the userbase of this site is ... a lot.

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