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Re:Bitcoin’s Price Was Artificially Inflated Last Year, Rese... by Obi_Juan_Kenobi on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @03:40PM (#17306286)
Since Coinbase fees dominate mining rewards, each halving event also halves the equilibrium energy consumption. Since mining is speculative and capital intensive, you don't see a concomitant jump in hash rate, but the overall effect is obvious.

In other words, it's worth remembering that mining is currently massively subsidized through inflation, and as such future market dynamics must account for this.

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