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Re:Bitcoin Mining Now Consuming More Electricity Than Many C... by pjc50 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @03:00PM (#15760048)
The Jevons Paradox applies brutally here: more efficient miners just increase the value of bitcoin, potentially drawing in more users and even resulting in a net increase in consumption.
Re:Bitcoin Mining Now Consuming More Electricity Than Many C... by philwelch on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @10:00PM (#15762437)
The trick is to make it happen suddenly enough to trigger Bitcoin hyperinflation.