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 NAKAMOTOThe heat from your computer is not wasted if you need to heat your home.
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You could say coins are issued by the majority. They are issued in a limited, predetermined amount.
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Only people trying to create new coins would need to run network nodes.
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When there are multiple double-spent versions of the same transaction, one and only one will become valid.
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Bitcoins have no dividend or potential future dividend, therefore not like a stock. More like a collectible or commodity.
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If you don’t believe it or don’t get it, I don’t have the time to try to convince you, sorry.
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Bitcoin 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.
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The Bitcoin network might actually reduce spam by diverting zombie farms to generating bitcoins instead.
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The heat from your computer is not wasted if you need to heat your home.
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The 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.
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Lost coins only make everyone else’s coins worth slightly more. Think of it as a donation to everyone.
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Bitcoin isn’t currently practical for very small micropayments.
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The 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.
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Writing a description for this thing for general audiences is bloody hard. There’s nothing to relate it to.
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Imagine if gold turned to lead when stolen.
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When someone tries to buy all the world’s supply of a scarce asset, the more they buy the higher the price goes.
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