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0 pointsinborn8y ago0 comments

did you mean price will go up? either way it doesn't offset that high cost of use, so if humans here still value efficiency they might find it worthwhile to switch tools.

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GBiT8y ago

Energy usage rises if Bitcoins value grows. Miners are mining to get profit. If they will use energy and don't get profit, they will stop mining.

jstanley8y ago

Other way round: energy usage will go up if price rises.

GBiT8y ago

You right

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0 pointsinborn8y ago0 comments

did you mean price will go up? either way it doesn't offset that high cost of use, so if humans here still value efficiency they might find it worthwhile to switch tools.

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GBiT8y ago

Energy usage rises if Bitcoins value grows. Miners are mining to get profit. If they will use energy and don't get profit, they will stop mining.

jstanley8y ago

Other way round: energy usage will go up if price rises.

GBiT8y ago

You right

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