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		lawlessone on Jan 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blockstream Satellite API: Pay with BTC via Lightn... >the new hash rate would be 0

lowracle on Jan 17, 2019 [–]

Given that a 1 square meter solar panel produces 200W, and the energy efficiency of an Ebit E10 ASIC miner is 11100 * 10^6 hash per J, you can compute 200 * 11100 * 10^6 hash per second so no, in an apocalyptic event, the hash rate will hardly be 0.

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