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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by tome on Monday February 08, 2021 @10:10AM (#26065499)
> Have you considered the wasted energy of a government halving a fiat currency holder's purchasing power in a year or less?

In what way would that waste energy?

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by hfsp on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:10PM (#26186399)
Look up the time value of money, inflation, and purchasing power.
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