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by rspeele 1924 days ago
Um, if it was at 2008 levels, wouldn't somebody do a 51% attack?
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inshadows 1924 days ago
Then it wouldn't be at 2008 levels anymore. The problem is that miners have so much power today.
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rspeele 1924 days ago
So when you said "Bitcoin would do just fine if its energy consumption dropped to 2008 levels.", the phrase "do just fine" means "rapidly grow its energy consumption back to present levels"?
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