Rusty Russell on Nostr: The term "mining" actually seemed to have actually smoothed funding for Bitcoin ...
The term "mining" actually seemed to have actually smoothed funding for Bitcoin mining from traditional mining investors: it's a commodity where you spend on infrastructure up-front with unknown returns which depend on market factors outside your control.
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