[ninepoints]

You're splitting hairs. If the energy is needed to stave away a 51% attack, that's the energy needed to support the single digit tps monstrosity you have. As for the 500 billion in value, I doubt if everyone liquidated their positions today it'd amount to a figure remotely close to that.

[kristianp]

> I doubt if everyone liquidated their positions today it'd amount to a figure remotely close to that.

The same goes for any stock in the S&P 500. Market Cap is just a number.

[toenail]

If once in bitcoin's history there is 51% attack, all energy that was ever used was used to prevent this one attack. Wow, you totally convinced me.