Subj : Re: Crypto currencies and mining..
To   : apam
From : Avon
Date : Sun Oct 24 2021 01:46 pm

On 24 Oct 2021 at 08:08a, apam pondered and said...
 
 ap> This guy has some interesting views on crypto...

thanks I'll take a look

 ap> He did a really good thread on NFTs recently, not sure if he has done one
 ap> on crypto coins.
 ap> 
 ap> When I first heard about bit coin, it reminded me of the Second Life
 ap> breedable secondary markets, that is it relys on newbies coming along and
 ap> wanting to buy into the scheme to keep the fat cats rich.

Heh

 ap> Unless you want to launder money or conduct some kind of illegal
 ap> buisness, I wouldn't buy into the scam.

Agree

 ap> As for mining, I don't think it's worth it unless you have some kind of
 ap> very powerful dedicated machine, which will probably cost more in
 ap> electricity than the coins it will generate.

Yeah that's the thing, I can see it's doable but if you're running a low end machine at home I was also thinking the same thing

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