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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by corty on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @09:24AM (#26089490)
Exactly. Miners will decide to continue mining. Probably in just the right amount such that inflation/deflation is controlled enough to create sustained profits for them. Thus basically acting like a central bank.
Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by boh on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @11:08AM (#26091001)
True, and honestly this can happen before they even get near the mining cap, since computational costs will likely be unsustainable before that.