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Is there a point at which it's not worth the electricity to keep bitcoin going?
by csours 4y ago
Is there a point at which it's not worth the electricity to keep bitcoin going?
- lxgr 4y agoTheoretically, a single Raspberry Pi can run the entire blockchain without breaking a sweat (difficulty bomb aside), if that‘s all the aggregate demand for new coins and transaction fees can withstand.
- cowtools 4y agoBitcoin would continue to operate even if miners used no electricity. The real question is whether or not the network can function with no block reward (solely off fees)