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Sure, why not? You could even automate it, using a SWIFT-like messaging pipeline that all mining companies have to subscribe to. Blockchains are fundamentally a
by nightpool 5y ago
Sure, why not? You could even automate it, using a SWIFT-like messaging pipeline that all mining companies have to subscribe to. Blockchains are fundamentally a social construct, and governments have the ability to regulate the individuals who are creating the blockchain. If there was enough political will for it, you could absolutely bolt a "reversal" mechanism onto any existing blockchain. Unless you're doing your mining operation entirely on the black market, you're going to rely on the government for enforcement of your colo rent agreements, your electricity agreements, etc, so there's lots of incentive to comply.
- lolinder 5y agoWhat you have when you're done with the process you've described is a centralized banking system managed by world governments, which is what we already have. It's not perfect, but it works, and lots of people are actively working on improving it in ways that don't involve the contradiction inherent in centralized decentralization.
- nightpool 5y agoYes? That's the point of my comment? I'm confused about what you're saying. I'm trying to answer your question "And do that every time a hack occurs?". The answer is yes, it's completely feasible and within the powers of a government or inter-government treaty organization to do this every time a hack occurs, because they already do. I'm not trying to say that such a system is good, just that it's possible. There is nothing "special" about blockchains that exempts them from normal government regulation.
- lolinder 5y agoAh, I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you were advocating that we should do that, and I was wondering why that would be better than the status quo.
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