4 points | by gurjeet 3 days ago ago
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Discussed recently (65 points, 2 months ago, 101 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44610491
The actual paper on arxiv.org (https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13461) says that they _predict_ the ability to create gold from mercury using _simulations_.
If this eventuates, then maybe bitcoin is more useful, the scarcity and distributed nature of findable gold are a key aspect of it's utility/value.
Discussed recently (65 points, 2 months ago, 101 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44610491
The actual paper on arxiv.org (https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13461) says that they _predict_ the ability to create gold from mercury using _simulations_.
If this eventuates, then maybe bitcoin is more useful, the scarcity and distributed nature of findable gold are a key aspect of it's utility/value.