Re: [bitcoin-dev] bitcoin-dev Digest, Vol 29, Issue 21

2017-10-13 Thread Scott Roberts via bitcoin-dev
> ZmnSCPxj wrote >> Mining infrastructure follows price. Ilansky wrote: > In the case of bitcoin, it is the price that follows mining infrastructures. I generally agree with ZmnSCPxj that good ideas => good devs => hodlers => price => mining Except that each step is not an absolute, and can be

Re: [bitcoin-dev] bitcoin-dev Digest, Vol 29, Issue 21

2017-10-13 Thread Ilan Oh via bitcoin-dev
> Mining infrastructure follows price. If bitcoins were still trading at 1 USD per coin, nobody will build mining infrastructure to the same level as today, with 5000 USD per coin. In the case of bitcoin, it is the price that follows mining infrastructures. The price is at 5000 because it is