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Re:Publication of Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework by martinko on Thursday October 08, 2020 @02:22PM (#24722093)
Regarding 5a - Calculating energy spent per tx is misleading, as the energy spent to secure the btc network also benefits those merely holding the coin.
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Re:Publication of Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework by arcticbull on Thursday October 08, 2020 @03:50PM (#24723097)
I disagree, as the marginal benefit to existing holders asymptotically approaches zero after a few blocks are processed, and can be safely disregarded.
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Re:Publication of Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework by martinko on Friday October 09, 2020 @02:25AM (#24727370)
Not true, a working blockchain and the optionality to perform transactions are critical to the value proposition for the holder.
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