Re:Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe
by MrDresden on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:08AM
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I've run seti and protein folding applications in the past and your comparison does not hold up.
One runs sporadically, with each result (even the negative ones) being useful for mankind as a whole.
The other one is run dedicatedly 24/7, with almost absolutely all of the calculation being worthless in the end.
If it is to complex for some to understand then let me state the obvious; banning of and enforcement for home run crypto mining will not be feasable. That isn't what is being discussed. It is the large industrial scale that is being banned. Those can easily be monitored and shut down by energy companies and governments.
I say ban the whole thing. The whole thing is idiotic.
One runs sporadically, with each result (even the negative ones) being useful for mankind as a whole.
The other one is run dedicatedly 24/7, with almost absolutely all of the calculation being worthless in the end.
If it is to complex for some to understand then let me state the obvious; banning of and enforcement for home run crypto mining will not be feasable. That isn't what is being discussed. It is the large industrial scale that is being banned. Those can easily be monitored and shut down by energy companies and governments.
I say ban the whole thing. The whole thing is idiotic.