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Re:Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose M... by baddox on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @06:17PM (#17138896)
This is a fairly good point. Any argument about externalities in energy usage applies to all usages of energy, and the solution is to internalize them in the price of energy.
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Re:Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose M... by rspeer on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @08:54PM (#17139977)
What a great idea. All you'd need is a centralized world government to enforce it, and then you can have a responsible, decentralized currency! Wait.
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