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This is a really cynical and oversimplified take in my opinion. Our centralized financial systems have a lot of regulation for outsiders, but the rules selecti
by meowkit 5y ago
This is a really cynical and oversimplified take in my opinion.
Our centralized financial systems have a lot of regulation for outsiders, but the rules selectively apply to those with power and capital. If the Panama Papers/FinCEN leaks have shown me anything its that our financial systems are not sufficiently policing themselves.
Having all transactions on open source ledgers is a good start. With zero knowledge proofs I’m fairly confident we can design auxiliary systems that can obfuscate senders/receivers/amounts while also allowing for fraud detection by the community as a whole - with slashing style incentives we won’t have to worry as much about regulatory capture and similar things.
- randomhodler84 5y agoSlashing is a disincentive, and should be a good reason for distrust. I would not trust a public ledger that can delete my funds. You can’t have fraud detection and privacy. They are mutually exclusive.
- r00fus 5y agoBitcoin and the like simply make Panama papers style hidden wealth all the more likely and possible.