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Re:Bitcoin Falls Below $400 by baq on Friday April 11, 2014 @03:00AM (#7571561)
maybe they don't have the money to buy them because it's been all spent for mining gear?
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Re:Bitcoin Falls Below $400 by icebraining on Friday April 11, 2014 @04:13AM (#7571734)
Then how can they afford the electricity?
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Re:Bitcoin Falls Below $400 by jafaku on Friday April 11, 2014 @05:11AM (#7571905)
They will earn more coins by paying the electricity and using the already bought mining gear, than if they stop paying for the electricity and use that money to buy coins.
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Re:Bitcoin Falls Below $400 by StavrosK on Friday April 11, 2014 @05:45AM (#7572002)
Not if buying the coins is cheaper than mining them, which is what the GP is saying.
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