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Re:Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index by k-ian on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @07:44PM (#21277372)
That would be difficult to pull off. bitcoin code merges are highly scrutinized, and disagreements in blockchain projects just result in forks and new networks.

A better way would be a global ban coordinated among every nation, and even then that would be difficult to pull off.

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Re:Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index by danfo on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @08:02PM (#21277535)
Difficult to pull off, but they could make it happen.

The earned value would need to transition to the non-proof-of-work favoured network.

Turmoil would take care of the $ value of the forks (crypto confidence is rattled enough as it is)

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