>> Yep, the Monero devs are very much dedicated to "egalitarian mining", >> which I think gets closer to Satoshi's original intent,[1][2] and makes >> something like javascript browser-based mining possible, which then >> opens up an entire new set of ethical concerns, even if it's a tiny step >> towards fair hashrate distribution. [3][4] >> >> >> What are the other options? POS coins take very little energy, but "the >> rich get richer", and the more coin you have, the more you stake, etc. >> Not very egalitarian either. Or some insta-premine like Ripple, where I >> just make a bajillion tokens out of thin air and then start selling them >> for a tenth of a cent each? Neither of those seem like better >> distribution schemes to me. So, how do we get newly mined coins into as >> many hands as possible? >> >> Definitely an interesting conundrum. >> >> - krt >> >> --- I think it is safe to say that cryptocurrencies aren't very feasible right now.
My thoughts are: Liberapay is a good idea, I don't know if anything else is anywhere near as good. >> >> [1] https://getmonero.org/2018/02/11/PoW-change-and-key-reuse.html >> [2] >> https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitmain-announces-new-monero-mining-antminer-x3-cryptos-devs-say-will-not-work >> [3] https://arxiv.org/pdf/1803.02887.pdf >> [4] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/27/ethical_coinhive/ >> >> >> -- >> This email account is used for list management only. >> https://strangetimes.observer/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk >> http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook >> Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk > _______________________________________________ > arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk > http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook > Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk