erting that,
> at present, they do not understand the underlying mechanics well enough to
> give consistent rationale for their choices, and because their public
> statements reveal either a deep hypocrisy, or deep ignorance in their
> understanding of Bitcoin.
>
> Keagan
&
Hello, list
>Hello centralisation. Might as well just have someone sign miner keys, and
get
>rid of PoW entirely...
>No, it is not centralization -
No, it is not centralization, as:
(a) different miners could use different standards / certifications for
'green' status, there are many already;
then paying high bills. The bitcoin will get a "puls".
>
> There's no timestamp at this stage of consensus.
>
> On Sunday 16 May 2021 18:10:12 Karl via bitcoin-dev wrote:
> > The clock might be implementable on a peer network level by requiring
> > inclusion of a transaction t
1. Has anyone considered that it might be technically not possible to
completely 'power down' mining rigs during this 'cool-down' period of time?
While modern CPUs have power-saving modes, I am not sure about ASICs used
for mining.
2. I am not a huge data-center specialist, but it was my
Well, it is done automatically every 4 years :) It is a self-balancing
system - more people shout about Bitcoin being dirty -> less adoption ->
lower the price -> less energy consumption. Add on top the fact that in
2024 block rewards will fall 50% anyway and someday it will be zero.
I am all for