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What incentive is there for blockchains to not eventually use strictly more than half the world's energy?
by geofft 7y ago
What incentive is there for blockchains to not eventually use strictly more than half the world's energy?
- johnmaguire2013 7y agoThe cost of electricity skyrocketing and causing mining to no longer be profitable maybe?
- geofft 7y agoMaybe, but what makes it less profitable than the use of electricity for anything else? Miners probably have far more capacity to pay high amounts for electricity than, say, someone who just wants to light their home or keep their refrigerator running, no?