Reply to post: Mining...

Now that China has all but banned cryptocurrencies, GPU prices are falling like Bitcoin

heyrick Silver badge

Mining...

Isn't this essentially nerdy fraud? Running complex calculations to generate valid combinations that are accepted as legitimate bitcoin, and thus essentially trying to create real world money out of thin air?

(though I do wonder if the hardware and electricity investments outweigh the eventual gains)

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