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A comment on Nassim Taleb: Bitcoin failed as a currency and became a speculative ponzi scheme. Parent comment

Re:Nassim Taleb: Bitcoin failed as a currency and became a s... by notSupplied on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:26PM (#26845449)
That "someone with a copy of the blockchain" is not going to be credible enough to rehydrate Bitcoin. Mining is not just for transactions, but for maintaining the ongoing legitimacy of the blockchain, which is where the real value of Bitcoin lies.
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