Comment on Just 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumption

• FaceDeer@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Does your grocery store or gas station accept Qatari riyals?

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  • BleatingZombie@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If that were my local currency, then I’m sure they would

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    • FaceDeer@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      At which point your local grocery store or gas station wouldn't be accepting whatever currency is your current local currency. The point would remain the same - a currency doesn't have to be universally accepted everywhere on the entire planet for it to still be a useful currency.

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• zergtoshi@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just because it’s useless to you doesn’t mean it’s useless in general.

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