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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by xadhominemx on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @04:23PM (#28765106)
> Bitcoin at least was a deliberate response to what I would paraphrase as the "socialism for the rich, capitalism for the rest" policies of the last global financial crisis.

Was it actually, though?

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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by pshc on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @04:40PM (#28765324)
Ostensibly, yes, with the genesis block containing the string "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks"
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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by xadhominemx on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @08:43AM (#28772440)
Ostensibly, ya. But really, I don’t think so.
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