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Re:Watch 1k illegal Bitcoin PCs get literally steamrolled, e... by majewsky on Monday July 19, 2021 @10:22AM (#27882921)
That assumes that demand is constant. Their hope is that frequent images of mining ASICs being steamrolled will reduce demand.
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Re:Watch 1k illegal Bitcoin PCs get literally steamrolled, e... by gruez on Monday July 19, 2021 @10:26AM (#27882962)
Will it? ASICs seem to be totally legal there (and most other places in the world). The part that was illegal was stealing electricity. "Hoping" that "frequent images of mining ASICs being steamrolled will reduce demand" is wishful thinking at best.
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