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Re:Bitmain, the largest mining hardware company, made around... by trophycase on Friday February 23, 2018 @05:40PM (#16450246)
This is basically how it is now. There is a non-zero risk to staking as well as the stock market/bonds
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Re:Bitmain, the largest mining hardware company, made around... by CodeCube on Friday February 23, 2018 @05:48PM (#16450294)
I'm having a hard time understanding the risk to staking ... is it just an opportunity cost risk ?
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Re:Bitmain, the largest mining hardware company, made around... by bcohn91 on Friday February 23, 2018 @05:59PM (#16450388)
Yes, combined with the risk that the currency could go down in terms of the currency you care about.
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Re:Bitmain, the largest mining hardware company, made around... by CodeCube on Monday February 26, 2018 @10:39AM (#16466000)
Can you retract those funds at any time?
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