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One standout article, "Why It Takes Time and Energy to Create Bitcoin," exemplifies this methodology. It explores how the expenditure of effort in creating money is fundamental to its fairness, highlighting how Bitcoin's proof-of-work mechanism aligns with the concept of just and equitable money.
"Bitcoin requires that those who create it put in time and energy," Tomer explains. This intrinsic requirement ensures that Bitcoin's creation process is fair and rooted in real effort, unlike fiat money—which can be printed at will and often benefits the unearned.