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by Sudophysics 1901 days ago
Can't wait for cryptogate when we find out that all cars are mining Voltcoin/Bitcoin and depositing back into VWs bank accounts as a type of carbon payback loop "well, unless you can prove your energy is 100% renewable we're going to assume your city is powered by natural gas/coal" while 100% profiting from it e.g..
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That's an interesting idea. I could see car companies offering discounts for ad- and/or cryptomining-supported models (similar to Amazon's model with Kindle hardware).