Re:Bitcoin rises 3% after topping $73,000 since March
by dragonwriter on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @05:59AM
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The average cost changes over time, and if it has to trade at above the current average cost it already would be.
And there are real reasons it could sustainably trade below cost to mine, e.g., if mining is concentrated in actors with exogenous interest in the ecosystem, such as sellers of goods whose sale is facilitated by bitcoin rather than fiat being the medium of exchange.
Re:Bitcoin rises 3% after topping $73,000 since March
by dllthomas on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @11:55AM
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Also, the Bitcoin received as mining rewards might sometimes be more valuable to the recipient than the notionally greater amount of other currency (or even nominally greater amount of Bitcoin!) spent on equipment and power, eg if it is outside of sanctions, no longer tied to proceeds of a crime, no longer connected to a state's budget, etc.
And there are real reasons it could sustainably trade below cost to mine, e.g., if mining is concentrated in actors with exogenous interest in the ecosystem, such as sellers of goods whose sale is facilitated by bitcoin rather than fiat being the medium of exchange.