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 Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
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12/07/17 05:42 PM
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is it true that bit coin in unsustainable because of power that is required? Continued exponential growth is unsustainable because of power requirements. As valuations go up, the incentive to mine goes up. The more folks mining the harder the algorithm makes it to actually mine a coin. That is to say, the more computations each miner has to make goes up to mine a coin. So as valuations go up so does power draw. I haven't done the exact math, but at a 50K valuation mining would consume something like 1% of the total world production of electrical power. That may not sound like much but it's an absolutely enormous amount of electricity.
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
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12/07/17 06:35 PM
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anthonyhicks101
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It's shot up almost 2k in the last few hours!
anthonyhicks101 for president! Greatness right there.
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
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12/07/17 06:35 PM
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Up 2k today
Pretty good hit
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
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12/07/17 06:36 PM
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anthonyhicks101
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anthonyhicks101 for president! Greatness right there.
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
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12/07/17 07:29 PM
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
[Re: Jpurdue]
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12/07/17 07:40 PM
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soggybottom
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is it true that bit coin in unsustainable because of power that is required? Continued exponential growth is unsustainable because of power requirements. As valuations go up, the incentive to mine goes up. The more folks mining the harder the algorithm makes it to actually mine a coin. That is to say, the more computations each miner has to make goes up to mine a coin. So as valuations go up so does power draw. I haven't done the exact math, but at a 50K valuation mining would consume something like 1% of the total world production of electrical power. That may not sound like much but it's an absolutely enormous amount of electricity. Ok, this is blowing my mind. I just cant understand it. mining for a internet coin? using power to "mine" them?
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
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12/07/17 08:07 PM
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can you invest in these things through your IRA?
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
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12/07/17 08:37 PM
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My little $1500 investment is now up to $7200. 
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
[Re: soggybottom]
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12/07/17 09:30 PM
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is it true that bit coin in unsustainable because of power that is required? Continued exponential growth is unsustainable because of power requirements. As valuations go up, the incentive to mine goes up. The more folks mining the harder the algorithm makes it to actually mine a coin. That is to say, the more computations each miner has to make goes up to mine a coin. So as valuations go up so does power draw. I haven't done the exact math, but at a 50K valuation mining would consume something like 1% of the total world production of electrical power. That may not sound like much but it's an absolutely enormous amount of electricity. Ok, this is blowing my mind. I just cant understand it. mining for a internet coin? using power to "mine" them? Youre mining for an address held in someones wallet. That address can only be accessed using Blockchain technology, which is supposed to be impossible to hack. If it was hackable, Bitcoin would be rendered worthless
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
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12/07/17 09:39 PM
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lconn4
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It was just on news it got hacked for what I thought they said was billions... not millions.
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
[Re: Scagnetti]
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12/07/17 09:40 PM
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soggybottom
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is it true that bit coin in unsustainable because of power that is required? Continued exponential growth is unsustainable because of power requirements. As valuations go up, the incentive to mine goes up. The more folks mining the harder the algorithm makes it to actually mine a coin. That is to say, the more computations each miner has to make goes up to mine a coin. So as valuations go up so does power draw. I haven't done the exact math, but at a 50K valuation mining would consume something like 1% of the total world production of electrical power. That may not sound like much but it's an absolutely enormous amount of electricity. Ok, this is blowing my mind. I just cant understand it. mining for a internet coin? using power to "mine" them? Youre mining for an address held in someones wallet. That address can only be accessed using Blockchain technology, which is supposed to be impossible to hack. If it was hackable, Bitcoin would be rendered worthless Im an idiot. that makes absolutely NO sense to me. I didnt understand ONE part of that. But what will they do when there are quantum computers? will it still be safe?
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
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12/07/17 09:42 PM
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It was just on news it got hacked for what I thought they said was billions... not millions. Bitcoin wasn't hacked...an exchange that stored them was.
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
[Re: soggybottom]
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12/07/17 09:49 PM
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Im an idiot. that makes absolutely NO sense to me. I didnt understand ONE part of that. But what will they do when there are quantum computers? will it still be safe?
I'm with soggybottom.
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
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12/07/17 10:32 PM
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is it true that bit coin in unsustainable because of power that is required? Continued exponential growth is unsustainable because of power requirements. As valuations go up, the incentive to mine goes up. The more folks mining the harder the algorithm makes it to actually mine a coin. That is to say, the more computations each miner has to make goes up to mine a coin. So as valuations go up so does power draw. I haven't done the exact math, but at a 50K valuation mining would consume something like 1% of the total world production of electrical power. That may not sound like much but it's an absolutely enormous amount of electricity. Ok, this is blowing my mind. I just cant understand it. mining for a internet coin? using power to "mine" them? You know how precious metals or anything else is mined for in the real world? Big machines, humans digging or exploding mountains, etc? It takes a long time, a lot of manpower and machinery, right? Mining for bitcoins takes a lot of computing power, which, in turn, requires a lot of electricity. The computer is doing the work instead of miners and earth movers. The mineshaft in the bitcoin world is an algorithm instead of a mountainside. Instead of moving actual earth, the computer solves complex mathematical problems to mine a bitcoin. Just like any precious metal or oil or whatever, as more and more is mined, the next ones are harder and harder to uncover. This is simplistic and probably not exact, but it's close enough. Or, watch this video. https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin-mining-profitable-beginners-explanation/
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Re: WHY does bitcoin have value?
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12/07/17 10:55 PM
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butch sanders
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Up 2k today
Pretty good hit will anybody buy them from you?
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