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How would you verify that something was sold outside of a blockchain? The receiver of the item would need to prove it's in their possession, which is pretty eas
by thebean11 4y ago
How would you verify that something was sold outside of a blockchain? The receiver of the item would need to prove it's in their possession, which is pretty easy on BTC.
I guess I'm not sure how you get from that to privacy only being achievable by institutions?
- woodruffw 4y agoI didn't. That's not a property I want in a financial system; it's one I want in a legal system. The only points being made are that (1) virtually nobody actually wants their entire life's transactions recorded on an immutable public ledger, and (2) the people whose economic activity currently backs the speculate value of these coins play by a different rulebook entirely.
- thebean11 4y ago> the people whose economic activity currently backs the speculate value of these coins play by a different rulebook entirely I guess this is where I don't know what you mean, specifically