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There is an intrinsic cost associated with hashing and rehashing the blockchain to secure the transaction. In terms of cpu time, electricity, etc.
by gfody 12y ago
There is an intrinsic cost associated with hashing and rehashing the blockchain to secure the transaction. In terms of cpu time, electricity, etc.
- icebraining 12y agoYes, but if there were no more miners, you could process all transactions on a single cheap laptop, which probably costs less than $1/day to run.