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I think this implies that IP addresses are expected to be a worse investment than property? Landlords would probably be more willing to sell their land if it didn't appreciate. Conversely higher rents would be needed in order to justify holding land that depreciates.

The other possibility I can this of is that renting the block might have greater liabilities compared to outright selling it.

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Right. Most of their value is in the short-mid term. At some point everybody will be using IPv6 and these old addresses won’t matter much.

Ha, been hearing that exact idea since the 90s when I got on the net. ip4 will become increasingly valuable until the day it goes to almost 0. This discussion makes me want to invest in some.

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