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Re:Cryptocurrency Blockchains Don’t Need to Be Energy Intensive by x4e on Monday July 05, 2021 @06:09AM (#27736243)
> Proof of Work on the other hand doesn't have this issue. The creator has the same ability to mine coins as anyone else does, so it doesn't have the same initial trust issues as Proof of Stake does.

It certainly does. Many POW coins are kept private for a small amount of time so that the developers can mine without competition before making the network public.

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Re:Cryptocurrency Blockchains Don’t Need to Be Energy Intensive by mattwilsonn888 on Monday July 05, 2021 @04:19PM (#27741479)
That's not a proof of work issue - that's a people issue, and its auditable.
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