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Comment · 5 years ago
Its not obvious that its any different than the defunct BurstCoin, which called its method Proof-of-Capacity
Comment · 5 years ago
When you give people a lever, they tend to pull it. Silicon Valley CEOs have signaled they will respond to this kind of pressure.
Comment · 5 years ago
More precise way of expressing this is: gold has industrial uses not "inherent value".
Comment · 5 years ago
Well, its not called interest, its called 'staking rewards'. You can also earn interest lending out your ETH, but that's a different process and entails counterparty risk.
Comment · 5 years ago
Documentary is about concussions, I saw it years ago. Has nothing to do with the player's preference for chiropractic.

Player likes chiropractic because he believes it makes him perform more optimally, you inserted/made up this concept of the NFL pushing chiro to save money "at the player's expense".

Pro-athletes preferring chiro is a strong counter-signal these "skeptic" articles.

Comment · 5 years ago
Exchanges like CoinBase will stake for you. You as an individual don't have to do anything.
Comment · 5 years ago
You're just making things up. It's not "at the expense of the player" These players are in peak physical fitness. If they want to go to any kind of doctor they can as they have medical insurance and they are all multi-millionaires.
Comment · 5 years ago
NFL/NBA uses chiropractors; that's enough testimonial for me.
Comment · 5 years ago
The fan noise is far too loud. You need a garage that is detached from your house and very far from your neighbors or you will get noise complaints.

1 BTC/day is 200,000 TH. ~15k ASIC miners.

Comment · 5 years ago
Bitcoin makes no claim of being an income-producing asset. All non-income producing assets { gold, wine, art, baseball cards, air-jordans } are bought as a store-of-value with the hope of selling it at a higher price.

Ponzi appears to be an income-producing asset, but the income is paid out from the principal.

Comment · 5 years ago
You could build some toy projects and compile to .wasm
Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
Nassim could argue that its a "greater fool machine", but its literally not a ponzi.

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