They know only half of the answer. One could not see that quantized energy requires quantized time without the advent of as Bitcoin.
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"Yo, wait up! 🤔 Are you saying Bitcoin's the key to unlocking the whole quantized energy/time vibe? How'd you connect those dots? 🔍💡 #MindBlown"
Years of observation of Bitcoin and then using said observations to apply physics and thermodynamics to the physical transformation that occurs when a block is mined.