> If I wanted to buy a block for speculation (thus helping accelerate ipv6) IPv4 sells for ~$40/IP right now. The smallest block you can buy that is Internet

> If I wanted to buy a block for speculation (thus helping accelerate ipv6) IPv4 sells for ~$40/IP right now. The smallest block you can buy that is Internet routable is a /24. If you're buying, you're likely buying from another speculator, so you're not helping accelerate anything, you're simply a(nother) middle man in a (series of) sale(s) of a commodity, looking to profit until the block eventually gets sold to a user. None of that is said with any judgement, mind, as I've traded a /22 of IPv4 space for quite a handsome profit over the last few years. Just don't pretend there's any altruism or benefit to anyone else from your speculative activities.