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From: Karl <gmkarl@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 May 2021 06:59:46 -0400
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To: R E Broadley <rebroad+linuxfoundation.org@gmail.com>
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Cc: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Opinion on proof of stake in future
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On Sun, May 9, 2021, 6:21 AM R E Broadley <
rebroad+linuxfoundation.org@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 8 May 2021 at 15:36, Karl via bitcoin-dev
> <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > Bitcoin would get better mainstream public reputation if the block
> reward were reduced to reduce mining.  This would quickly and easily reduce
> energy expenditure.
>
> You're in luck then, as the block reward is being reduced by 50%, every 4
> years.
>

I'm aware of that and it is why I mentioned "block reward termination" in
the next paragraph... did you receive the rest of my message?  Or why do
you say this?

>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, May 9, 2021, 6:21 AM R E Broadley &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:rebroad%2Blinuxfoundation.org@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noreferrer">rebroad+linuxfoundation.org@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></d=
iv><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left=
:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Sat, 8 May 2021 at 15:36, Karl via bit=
coin-dev<br>
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" rel=3D"norefer=
rer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; Bitcoin would get better mainstream public reputation if the block rew=
ard were reduced to reduce mining.=C2=A0 This would quickly and easily redu=
ce energy expenditure.<br>
<br>
You&#39;re in luck then, as the block reward is being reduced by 50%, every=
 4 years.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto">I&#39;m aware of that and it is why I mentioned &quot;block rewar=
d termination&quot; in the next paragraph... did you receive the rest of my=
 message?=C2=A0 Or why do you say this?</div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote></div></div></div>

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