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		yorwba on May 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin rival Chia 'destroyed' hard disc supply ch... Chia doesn't require running disks at 24x7 100% load. You fill up your storage and then wait until you win the lottery. Most of the time, you won't win and your disk can remain idle.

skybrian on May 27, 2021 [–]

Well, mostly idle. You can't win if you're not online, can you?

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