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minus-squaremagic_lobster_partylinkfedilink21•2 months agoIt’s not like it’s going to consume electricity like Bitcoin. PoW was first conceptualized as an anti spam method. It’s just a little overhead to make it expensive to make DOS attacks. This makes perfect sense.
It’s not like it’s going to consume electricity like Bitcoin.
PoW was first conceptualized as an anti spam method. It’s just a little overhead to make it expensive to make DOS attacks. This makes perfect sense.
It will, but that’s the point. Costing money