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Re:Bitcoin’s energy usage is huge – we can't afford to ignor... by llamataboot on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @08:34PM (#16173880)
Irrelevant question though, in many ways. There's simply no chance that bitcoin is replacing fiat money. I realize that offends the bitcoin True Believers, but fiat money is not going away unless nation states go away, and if that happens there's some more issues we have to deal with than the cost of a transaction.
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Re:Bitcoin’s energy usage is huge – we can't afford to ignor... by wmf on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @09:01PM (#16174017)
That's even worse, because it means that Bitcoin's energy usage is additive on top of the energy used by the existing financial system.
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Re:Bitcoin’s energy usage is huge – we can't afford to ignor... by hndamien on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @09:29PM (#16174155)
No True Believers believe it is going away, they believe that it will diminish in purchasing power and trust (Relative to Bitcoin - or at least cryptocurrency). So far, this trend appears to be true and continuing. Who knows how far it goes? Of course you will always be able to pay taxes in USD.
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Re:Bitcoin’s energy usage is huge – we can't afford to ignor... by spraak on Thursday January 18, 2018 @10:02PM (#16183842)
Whether it's relevant or not wasn't my concern, as I wasn't even trying to propose that any cryptocurrency replace fiat. I was simply curious.
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