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BitCoin article for adults

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    #71
    Originally posted by glebe digital View Post
    Surely that last coin will take infinity to never actually be mined, and an infinite amount of energy? Sounds like trouble.
    Yep, the curve gets so steep it makes sense to spend the effort on something else. They'll never get anywhere near the end of mining all the possible coins. Just a prediction but it seems likely. Unless someone finds a flaw in the algorithm to make it easier to mine the rest, or a new tech that makes it effortless compared to the current approach.

    The mining is a load of bollox anyway. They may as well have just launched the 21 million coins at a fraction of a pence, first come first served, and be in the same position they are now.
    Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

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