News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Bitcoin's First $1k Weekend Since 2017 Marks Nine-Month High. Parent comment

Re:Bitcoin's First $1k Weekend Since 2017 Marks Nine-Month High by cdiddy2 on Sunday May 12, 2019 @10:47AM (#19892202)
wouldnt making gold mining more efficient just mean that you would mine more of it eventually taking the same amount of overall energy use?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Bitcoin's First $1k Weekend Since 2017 Marks Nine-Month High by mikeash on Sunday May 12, 2019 @10:48AM (#19892208)
Not really, because most of your costs aren’t energy.
[ Parent | on HN ]