*"The energy-to-mass analogy is a provocative lens—but Bitcoin’s ‘work’ is fundamentally about economic security, not thermodynamic equivalence. That said, energy’s role in both PoW and traditional markets is undergoing huge shifts. I was just reading about how Saudi Arabia’s oil reroutes around regional conflicts mirror Bitcoin’s resilience (and expose deeper market fragilities).*
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