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Re:Proof of stake is incapable of producing a consensus by akhosravian on Sunday November 28, 2021 @07:06AM (#29368239)
> It’s actually the opposite since the block reward goes down over time

It is true that 10 years ago block rewards were almost 10x what they are today in terms of BTC, but by USD value new rewards are worth several orders of magnitude more today.

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Re:Proof of stake is incapable of producing a consensus by drexlspivey on Sunday November 28, 2021 @09:05AM (#29368965)
The block reward approaches zero so no matter what the price is in the future it will amount to zero at the end.
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Re:Proof of stake is incapable of producing a consensus by earthtolazlo on Sunday November 28, 2021 @10:43AM (#29369749)
By 2140.
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