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> It's unclear to me why one might want to use quantum blockchain-based money when there are reasonable proposals for blockchain-free quantum money, e.g. [1].
by messe 9y ago
> It's unclear to me why one might want to use quantum blockchain-based money when there are reasonable proposals for blockchain-free quantum money, e.g. [1].
I haven't had a chance to read through your paper in full yet, but by the looks of it your proposed protocol appears to require the user of the currency to trust the mint. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
- amluto 9y agoIn this protocol, the mint produces a list of valid serial numbers of coins, and the mint can't make more than one coin per serial number. The upshot is that you don't really have to trust the mint.