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Re:Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day... by Antipode on Monday February 15, 2021 @04:36PM (#26147776)
How would a completely unregulated currency be better in that regard? Aren't the wild swings in bitcoin price essentially hyperinflation/deflation?
Re:Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day... by gruez on Monday February 15, 2021 @04:43PM (#26147858)
It depends entirely on your time horizon. USD might be more stable day-to-day, but has lost 32.3% of its value in the past 20 years. This is just with CPI, if you're comparing to asset prices this is probably much worse.
Re:Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day... by Antipode on Monday February 15, 2021 @04:53PM (#26147979)
I was talking more about hyperinflation specifically, rather than the normal ~2% annual inflation targets. I don't understand how lack of monetary policy would prevent hyperinflation.