> Would this not short circuit any form of privacy? As far as I can tell, Wright wants to extend the blockchain considerably, adding opcodes to get Turing-comp

> Would this not short circuit any form of privacy? As far as I can tell, Wright wants to extend the blockchain considerably, adding opcodes to get Turing-complete functionality. Among other things, he's hinted at using ring signatures for tracking things, which would give one both secure control and anonymity. (I think Monero and its descendants may have stolen that thunder, though.)