On Ransomware and Cryptocurrency

Re:On Ransomware and Cryptocurrency by exo762 on Friday May 21, 2021 @07:48AM (#27232836)

Re environmental impact: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27194586

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Re:On Ransomware and Cryptocurrency by Nursie on Friday May 21, 2021 @07:49AM (#27232848)

Great, let us know when that actually happens and when Bitcoin gets taken offline.

Because AFAICT, the number 2 cryptocurrency going PoS is positive, but doesn't necessarily solve the whole problem, and the actual switch-over might still be years away anyway.

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Re:On Ransomware and Cryptocurrency by exo762 on Friday May 21, 2021 @08:23AM (#27233119)

> Great, let us know when that actually happens and when Bitcoin gets taken offline.

There is no us.

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Re:On Ransomware and Cryptocurrency by Nursie on Friday May 21, 2021 @09:41AM (#27233878)

I dunno, given that companies like Tesla are stepping back from accepting cryptocurrency due to environmental concerns, I'd say there's a body of people for whom this constitutes a problem.

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