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Why not just have the server handle all it's transactions in a database which can be handled without involving bitcoin or blockchains at all? Then only deposit
by eterm 10y ago
Why not just have the server handle all it's transactions in a database which can be handled without involving bitcoin or blockchains at all?
Then only deposit or withdrawl of coins will "spam" the blockchain.
- throwaway7767 10y agoYeah, it seems silly to create a sidechain for what is essentially a centralised balance book system. Since the server can run off with the money anyway, there is complete trust there. Blockchains are cool because they solve the problem of a global ledger without centralised trust. If the problem you're solving does not require the lack of centralised trust, it's just a really complicated and resource-heavy way to implement a balance database.
- phaser 10y agoSidechains can be an open, standard way to have a transaction database, instead of us (and every other developer) with different solutions to this problem. It's also worth mentioning a sidechain or payment channels can be "flushed" to the Bitcoin Blockchain (syncing up the balances of off-chain debits and credits) and this is not a trivial operation. If there is a community effort to a robust solution to this problem that other virtual worlds can also implement and inter-operate, makes total sense for us to test it and support it.