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You're halfway to a blockchain!

• j_s 10y ago
  One area I'm interested in is a legally binding verification of content at a specific point in time - for example: tracking changes to a breaking news article on CNN. I'm not sure what technologies would be required to implement something like this, but I feel like the Internet Archive would be important and BitCoin might be away of encouraging verification from a globally distributed network of 3rd-party verifiers.
  • rakoo 10y ago
    This idea has already been explored, here's one implementation: https://proofofexistence.com/ https://proofofexistence.com/
    • Kinnard 10y ago
      Hmmm, I'd say not quite. That's a precursor though, sure.
    • j_s 10y ago
      Thanks for the pointer; this might work if it had a vetted API for grabbing content online and signing it.
  • Kinnard 10y ago
    You should check out zeronet: https://zeronet.io https://zeronet.io You should also check out 21's new pay-per-call api features:https://21.co/features/ https://21.co/features/
  • greglindahl 10y ago
    People use the Wayback Machine like that in court cases all of the time, mainly for patent prior art.