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September 8, 2026

Bitcoin Mining Was a Net Loser in 2010 Forum Post Showed Early Economics

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An old 2010 Bitcoin forum post did the math and found solo mining a 50 BTC block could be a net loser after electricity costs alone. It’s a sharp reminder that Bitcoin mining was never free money—it was already a brutal game of power prices, probability, and hardware efficiency.

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July 29, 2026

Satoshi’s 2010 Skeptic Dismissal Still Fits Bitcoin’s 16-Year Rise

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Sixteen years after Satoshi brushed off skeptics, Bitcoin has done the heavy lifting itself: from a $0.07 experiment mocked for slow confirmations to a globally traded asset in institutional portfolios. The quote still hits because the network kept building while the doubters kept talking.

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