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wtf_is_up | 2 years ago

Another Cohen project worth noting for its novelty is the Chia crypto network [1] which implements Proof of Space-Time.

[1]: https://www.chia.net/about/

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automatic6131|2 years ago

"Proof of Space-time"

Oooh, what a fancy, high-falutin word for... writing bingo tickets to your SSD. Could more accurately be called "proof of bingo card", and then it doesn't infringe on actually interesting concepts, like relativistic physics.

I remember when the new of Chia caused SSD prices to spike around the time I was buying, in the speculative fever for free money. At least it crashed, causing the Chia miners to become irrelevant in the market. Too late for me, sadly, I was stuck paying 400% of current market prices.

Fuck Chia, fuck crypto nonsense.

seanw444|2 years ago

I've always found it odd that people have such guttural reactions to cryptocurrency. It's a technology. Calm down. It's become like politics now. "Fuck Republicans, fuck conservative nonsense." is what I'd expect to hear, not getting pissed over an algorithm. Kinda brings me comedic relief.

cmrdporcupine|2 years ago

I've tried to upvote you back up not because I think Chia is anything good (looks like not) but because you are merely noting its existence and the novelty of it, etc.

Don't kill the messenger, people. It doesn't help the discussion.

birracerveza|2 years ago

HN has developed some sort of allergy to cryptocurrency. Warranted or not, some users get really passionate whenever they see anything mentioning crypto, blockchain or web3.