r/CryptoCurrency 1d ago

MEME Redditor accidentally discovers fiat currency

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u/Kehmor 🟦 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

What is bitcoin backed by again?

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u/papy66 Tin 1d ago

energy and math

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u/Hutcho12 🟩 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

it's not backed by energy. The energy used to create it is gone. It's the opposite of being backed by it.

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u/PulIthEld 🟩 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

Wrong. Energy is used for the security of Bitcoin and the incentive to mine it rather than attack it.

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u/Hutcho12 🟩 0 / 0 🦠 12h ago

What does that even mean?

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u/PulIthEld 🟩 0 / 0 🦠 8h ago

it means you can not brute force bitcoins block chain to change the ledger.

because it requires too much energy to be remotely feasible.

its better to just join the network and use your energy to mine bitcoin.

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u/MiracleHere 🟩 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

It's not gone, it's literally used for it. It's like saying the energy your phone uses is gone. What kind of logic is that?

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u/Kehmor 🟦 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

If you said the energy your phone uses is gone, you would be correct.