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Hugh_Lebowski

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4. Be interesting to see what happens

Reply to Celerity (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 4, 2023, 06:28 PM

Aug 2023

As it stands now, seems like whoever makes one these processors could probably mine every still-calculatable unit of every crypto currency (up to their theoretical limits, if they have one) in pretty short order

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That'll mess with crypto value pretty badly one would think Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2023 #1

There is a finite amount of bitcoins (21 million). Circulating supply is 19,448,006 BTC Celerity Aug 2023 #3

Be interesting to see what happens Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2023 #4

quantum AI is going to fuck us all up via a multiplicity of various inflection points, many Celerity Aug 2023 #2

42... Wounded Bear Aug 2023 #5

Reminds me of a cartoon I used to have on my bulletin board: lastlib Aug 2023 #6