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		wmf on April 14, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin Miners Are Racking Up $150,000 A Day In Po... All Bitcoin documentation ever. The purpose of mining is actually not to generate BTC; the purpose is to prevent double spending and the block reward is just an incentive.

wwwtyro on April 20, 2013 [–]

I should have RTFM before making that knee-jerk comment. Thank you for the swift kick.

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