4 ms·

You can't ban them, but you could put together a "blacklist" on tokens from a particular origin that exchanges could agree to honour. It wouldn't stop anyone fr

by cal5k 9y ago

You can't ban them, but you could put together a "blacklist" on tokens from a particular origin that exchanges could agree to honour. It wouldn't stop anyone from trying to sell their coins in other ways.

emiliobumachar 9y ago
That's basically forming a government. Who decides what goes in the list? Who ensures they'll keep honest? Who watches the watchers? What recourse does a user have against arbitrary measures?
- cal5k 9y ago
  A government? It's a list. Until it collects taxes, has a monopoly on violence and provides basic services, a list is just... a list.
  - fooker 9y ago
    I just had a LISPy epiphany here! All that you mention are ultimately lists.
    - cal5k 9y ago
      An elisphany! What is the human body if not a list of proteins? ;-)
      - fooker 9y ago
        What is the universe but a list of 'string's?