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> Secondly, the vast majority of the market cap is in crypto that isn't proof of work. Source? I haven’t added up the long tail but this seems dubious given th
by paulgb 5y ago
> Secondly, the vast majority of the market cap is in crypto that isn't proof of work.
Source? I haven’t added up the long tail but this seems dubious given the dominance of bitcoin/ethereum.
> Even bitcoin is moving towards a layer2 solution with the lightening network that means the settlement layer won't continue to put more pressure on needing more and more wasted energy.
Layer 2 doesn’t solve this. Only ~2% of the rewards that compensate miners come from transaction fees. At best, layer 2 could cut out that 2% of incentives.
- teraflop 5y ago> Source? I haven’t added up the long tail but this seems dubious given the dominance of bitcoin/ethereum. I'm skeptical that such a calculation could even be meaningfully performed. The long tail of cryptocurrencies includes a great many whose volumes are so low that "market cap" becomes a nebulous concept.