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Re:Volkswagen will not change name of U.S. operations: sources by Sudophysics on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @05:25PM (#26640751)
Can't wait for cryptogate when we find out that all cars are mining Voltcoin/Bitcoin and depositing back into VWs bank accounts as a type of carbon payback loop "well, unless you can prove your energy is 100% renewable we're going to assume your city is powered by natural gas/coal" while 100% profiting from it e.g..
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Re:Volkswagen will not change name of U.S. operations: sources by buu700 on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @06:58PM (#26641572)
That's an interesting idea. I could see car companies offering discounts for ad- and/or cryptomining-supported models (similar to Amazon's model with Kindle hardware).
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