From 301044a030aea53a0c380b5d9a2296ca1c41cbe8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wakgill <76528604+wakgill@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2021 19:37:05 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Create 127.md --- docs/forum/bitcoin-forum/127.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/forum/bitcoin-forum/127.md diff --git a/docs/forum/bitcoin-forum/127.md b/docs/forum/bitcoin-forum/127.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1a565cc --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/forum/bitcoin-forum/127.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +layout: forum +title: 'Re: Dying bitcoins' +grand_parent: Forum Posts +parent: Bitcoin Forum +nav_order: 127 +date: 2010-06-21 17:48:26 UTC +original: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=198.msg1647#msg1647 +--- + +# Re: Dying bitcoins +--- + +
+Re: Dying bitcoins
+June 21, 2010, 05:48:26 PM
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+Lost coins only make everyone else's coins worth slightly more.  Think of it as a donation to everyone.
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+Quote from: laszlo on June 21, 2010, 01:54:29 PM
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+I wonder though, is there a point where the difficulty of generating a new coinbase is so high that it would make more sense to try to recover keys for lost coins or steal other people's coins instead?  The difficulty of that is really high so for now it makes a lot more sense to generate but I just wonder what the real figures are.. would that ever become more productive?  Maybe Satoshi can address this..
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+Computers have to get about 2^200 times faster before that starts to be a problem.  Someone with lots of compute power could make more money by generating than by trying to steal.
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