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by mindcandy 356 days ago
> I find it a dumb idea what whether or not people can get credit to start/expand businesses would be dependent of solving math problems.

That’s quite a mischaracterization. We can at least agree that Bitcoin’s supply is set up to increase at a pre-set rate over time. The math problems are the means to enforce that rate. Not the controlling factor.