Subj : Re: Monero Now Outmoding BitCoin on Crypto-Markets
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Ogg
Date : Tue Jan 02 2024 22:14:00

Hello p.F!

** On Friday 21.04.23 - 10:13, you wrote to warmfuzzy:

-=>> warmfuzzy wrote to All <=-

wa>> I've heard of a change in the crypto-currency markets.  Bitcoin is
wa>> being replaced by Monero on the Darknet markets.  This would completely
wa>> fix the knowledge-hole that comes with using BitCoin.  As you probably
wa>> already know, BitCoin has a ledger, a permanent ledger of all
wa>> transactions.  With Mondero that problem is completely removed.

>  I'm unclear - how is the BitCoin blockchain a problem? It seems to
>  provide BitCoin with the ability to be decentralized and mostly
>  anonymous. Ands how does Monero work without a blockchain?

I was wondering about that (lack of blockchain) myself.  This  
page seems to describe how Monero works:

https://www.coinbase.com/price/monero



>  It's a funny coincidence, I just saw a YouTube vidoe of a guy turning
>  his Rpi 4 into a Monero rig - he mined $.05 cents worth in 24 hours.

Is it worth the trouble and cost of energy?

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