Bitcoin generation should end up where it’s cheapest. Maybe that will be in cold climates where there’s electric heat, where it would be essentially free.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOBitcoin generation should end up where it’s cheapest. Maybe that will be in cold climates where there’s electric heat, where it would be essentially free.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOLost coins only make everyone else’s coins worth slightly more. Think of it as a donation to everyone.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOBitcoin isn’t currently practical for very small micropayments.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOI’m sure that in 20 years there will either be very large transaction volume or no volume.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOIf you don’t believe it or don’t get it, I don’t have the time to try to convince you, sorry.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOFor greater privacy, it’s best to use bitcoin addresses only once.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOBitcoin would be convenient for people who don’t have a credit card or don’t want to use the cards they have.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOThe nature of Bitcoin is such that once version 0.1 was released, the core design was set in stone for the rest of its lifetime.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOWhen someone tries to buy all the world’s supply of a scarce asset, the more they buy the higher the price goes.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOThe Bitcoin network might actually reduce spam by diverting zombie farms to generating bitcoins instead.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOBitcoin addresses you generate are kept forever. A bitcoin address must be kept to show ownership of anything sent to it. If you were able to delete a bitcoin address and someone sent to it, the money would be lost.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOWhen there are multiple double-spent versions of the same transaction, one and only one will become valid.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOOnly people trying to create new coins would need to run network nodes.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOThe utility of the exchanges made possible by Bitcoin will far exceed the cost of electricity used. Therefore, not having Bitcoin would be the net waste.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOSubscription sites that need some extra proof-of-work for their free trial so it doesn’t cannibalize subscriptions could charge bitcoins for the trial.
SATOSHI NAKAMOTOWriting a description for this thing for general audiences is bloody hard. There’s nothing to relate it to.
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