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Re:Edward Snowden Slams Sam Altman's Worldcoin: 'Don't Catal... by matheusmoreira on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:12PM (#29003997)
Perhaps. It would still be a lot better compared to the current situation. Buying up all CPUs would not render existing ones useless due to order of magnitude advantages like what happened to specialized BTC miner hardware. People would still be able participate in the network.
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Re:Edward Snowden Slams Sam Altman's Worldcoin: 'Don't Catal... by anonporridge on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:30PM (#29004284)
People can and do still participate by buying ASICs.
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Re:Edward Snowden Slams Sam Altman's Worldcoin: 'Don't Catal... by boring_twenties on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @06:28PM (#29007183)
Where can one buy a Bitcoin mining ASIC that isn't already obsolete?
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