Yes. But with a few exceptions: (1) The energy is entirely thrown off as heat. If you are mining Bitcoin in a place which needs heating anyway, then it's just like having a space heater. (2) If … (View Post)

It is worth noting that the old 'main use' for Bitcoin - i.e. buying illegal drugs off the dark web - is now almost entirely done with Monero. Monero, it should also be noted: (1) does not … (View Post)

Difficulty changes according to the number of miners. It's why even the most esoteric of coins are still mined/verified/etc. (View Post)

I thought everyone knew this. (View Post)

On the contrary, TSE can count perfectly. Starmer's first day in Parliament as PM as 17 July, and then one has to skip all the public holidays, which gets you to 18 months. (View Post)