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To: amorphous

I believe that the is one more difference that is important. Bitcoin has a structural limit on the number of bitcoins that can be produced (mined). There is no inherent limit on the number of dollars that can be produced by the Federal Reserve.


11 posted on 02/27/2021 8:48:06 AM PST by taxcontrol (You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong it is.)
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To: taxcontrol

Yep. Remember tho, “bad money (fiat) drives out good money.” Which is a way of saying people will spend money they feel is going to go down in value over money which they feel will retain value.


13 posted on 02/27/2021 8:51:01 AM PST by amorphous
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To: taxcontrol
Maybe somebody can explain bitcoin "mining" in laymen's terms.

How does one "mine" for bitcoin? I keep having this image of a bearded 19th century prospector wading in a stream with a rock hammer, a screened pan and a sluice box.

21 posted on 02/27/2021 9:25:27 AM PST by SamAdams76 (By stealing Trump's second term, the Left gets Trump for 8 more years instead of just four.)
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