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Re:Will GPU mining end after the Merge (formerly called ETH ... by seanhunter on Monday July 11, 2022 @10:49AM (#32056906)
It's quite likely that the old Ethereum chain will almost completely die off because although noone can force anyone not to fork it, the transaction fees on the new network will be a fraction of the old one, so there will be a big incentive for people to use the new chain.
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Re:Will GPU mining end after the Merge (formerly called ETH ... by catsarebetter on Sunday July 24, 2022 @06:33PM (#32218436)
I agree it's completely possible. I wanted to explore the possibility of forces that are powerfully incentivized for this not to happen
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