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Re:Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining to save electricity by steelstraw on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @12:13PM (#29811734)
Sure, but it's increasingly relevant the more we see governments and currencies fail. If the same thing happens in El Salvador, the people will be in a far better position than Venezuelans were. Or if it happens in the West. The USD is at risk of losing global reserve status, and it's inflating, and some (Jack at Square, for instance) are making the case that hyperinflation is coming for us too. With how unstable things are this point, I would at least entertain the possibility.
Re:Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining to save electricity by skulk on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @04:31PM (#29815230)
Are all these problems caused by the lack of a decentralized currency that requires burning crazy amounts of energy to maintain trustlessness? Even if everything burns away and anyone who is still worth a damn holds BTC, what has actually been solved?