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Re:Texas paid Bitcoin miner Riot $31.7M to shut down in August by MerelyMortal on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:31PM (#37423490)
What makes it unique is the name recognition. It wasn't the first project to use proof of work, and it wasn't the last either.
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Re:Texas paid Bitcoin miner Riot $31.7M to shut down in August by gardenhedge on Thursday September 07, 2023 @08:02PM (#37427435)
What was the first?
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Re:Texas paid Bitcoin miner Riot $31.7M to shut down in August by e9 on Thursday September 07, 2023 @10:08PM (#37428402)
Gold etc You have to apply physical work to dig it out etc
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Re:Texas paid Bitcoin miner Riot $31.7M to shut down in August by MerelyMortal on Friday September 08, 2023 @01:57PM (#37437043)
Hashcash
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