The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innovation

Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by rafael09ed on Sunday May 16, 2021 @08:16AM (#27173151)

Might as well make it so people can't speculate on stocks or commodities.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by minikites on Sunday May 16, 2021 @09:14AM (#27173494)

Pork bellies have inherent value, cryptocurrency has no inherent value.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by LadyCailin on Sunday May 16, 2021 @01:01PM (#27175067)

Neither does cash, then?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by minikites on Sunday May 16, 2021 @01:34PM (#27175384)

What percentage of merchants accept cryptocurrency and what percentage of merchants accept cash? "Fiat currency" may not have inherent value in the same way as gold or pork bellies, but stable currencies (e.g. Euro, US dollar) are backed by governments which have incentives to be good stewards of their responsibility and if those currencies collapsed, I don't think the world would be in a state where cryptocurrency would retain any value.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by hellbannedguy on Sunday May 16, 2021 @09:32AM (#27173591)

Gold, and Silver, can be made into jewelry.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The chip shortage could lead to an era of hardware innova... by lupire on Sunday May 16, 2021 @11:41AM (#27174392)

So can bitcoins.

[ Parent | on HN ]