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Not really. Arbitrage is already pretty advanced. The analogy to bitcoin mining rigs and mining pools isn't far-fetched.

Some well-positioned people smell it and started refining the process while building up legal machines for consolidating power and squeezing every advantage out of the system.

They also have already moved ahead in protecting interests from retribution of the noble AND pitchfork variety.

Let's also not forget that there are parties shaking hands over a couple few million... and we're just sitting here worrying that someone is plotting a highway tax for when we finally ascend to such neighborhoods.



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