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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by foerbert on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @11:59AM (#27196479)
That's assuming PoW cryptos would remain attractive to smaller operations and hobbyists. I'm not sure that's a given. If no business can change your coins to fiat, and no business could accept your coins in the first place (not that they really do now, but whatever), your options for getting anything out of your coins is... what? Posting on craigslist to find people to meet up for illicit localcoin transactions?

And if you can't really do anything with your coins but have your coins, why would people rush out to break the law to mine them?

Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by malka on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:41PM (#27197295)
Organized crime is as big as a country.
Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by gbear605 on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:55PM (#27197548)
Organized crime wouldn’t going to risk trading PoW cryptocurrency. There’s no benefit to them, since the value of a bitcoin would immediately plummet.
Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by foerbert on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:53PM (#27197505)
Okay? I'm not sure what you're trying to say here.