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Re:Bitcoin consumed 134 TWh in total during 2021 by scottiebarnes on Sunday January 02, 2022 @08:45PM (#29776380)
That was my rebuttal to the response that central banks can't create infinite money.

You agree they can service an unlimited amount of debt (with consequences), but you refuted that they can create unlimited money. But they're the same operation.

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Re:Bitcoin consumed 134 TWh in total during 2021 by arcticbull on Sunday January 02, 2022 @09:15PM (#29776560)
I do not. Under the current model, it can't really happen. However Congress could change the model to make it happen. I was just entertaining your hypothetical.
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