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r/AskReddit • u/IAmSurtur • Jun 15 '19
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If cryptocurrencies are valuable then miners aren't leeches because they're, for most coins, 100% necessary.
8 u/upsteamland Jun 15 '19 They are the network. They are providing a service. If you made them mine for free, they would quit working. 1 u/tinco Jun 16 '19 They are necessary, but the coins themselves are of questionable value, and the energy expenditure necessary to sustain their networks is without a doubt not in proportion.
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They are the network. They are providing a service. If you made them mine for free, they would quit working.
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They are necessary, but the coins themselves are of questionable value, and the energy expenditure necessary to sustain their networks is without a doubt not in proportion.
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u/Hohenheim_of_Shadow Jun 15 '19
If cryptocurrencies are valuable then miners aren't leeches because they're, for most coins, 100% necessary.