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Re:Bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable as BTC price falls to... by thaumasiotes on Sunday June 19, 2022 @02:49AM (#31796836)
> The chances of bitcoin going to zero are zero. You really think there isn't a single person on this planet willing to put in 1-10 million to buy up all the bitcoin?

I mean, one person buying all the bitcoin would be an excellent way to cause the value to go to zero. If every bitcoin is held by a single person, who else would care?

Re:Bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable as BTC price falls to... by bsaul on Sunday June 19, 2022 @03:21AM (#31797024)
Absolutely agree. Some people still don't realize the difference between a cryptocoin that has no intrinsic value, and a real currency which will always be used for at least two things :

- pay the salaries of state workers

- pay your tax

It may not look like much, but it's the reason why a regular currency is always worth at least something : some people are legally bound to using it.

Re:Bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable as BTC price falls to... by jcbrand on Sunday June 19, 2022 @07:30AM (#31798338)
why a regular currency is always worth at least something

There are many fiat currencies that went to zero and no longer exist. Most recently is the Zimbabwe dollar which ceased to exist some years ago and the country had to start using USD and ZAR.

pay the salaries of state workers

When the fiat currency collapses like in Zimbabwe, state workers no longer accept salaries in the currency and demand something else.

Re:Bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable as BTC price falls to... by 127 on Sunday June 19, 2022 @06:28AM (#31798038)
The types of governments we live in are not axiomatic, they are just contracts that have formed over time that seem to work somewhat.
Re:Bitcoin mining becomes unprofitable as BTC price falls to... by DSingularity on Sunday June 19, 2022 @05:50AM (#31797859)
Yea I agree that concentrated ownership should make it worth a lot less — but you are missing my point. Crashing to zero means nobody wants to buy what too many people are trying to sell. It’s not going to happen.

And also, when I say one person buy it for a million in actuality the probable “floor value” scenario is a million speculators trying to buy it for a billion dollars.

Bitcoin has been unleashed on the world and it will forever have a life of its own. Unless, of course, enough governments ban it and enough citizens obey the ban. Eventually even this scenario will become impossible.