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> or Coinbase If the transfer was not done on a blockchain but only in the database of some company, are you really using any new technology?

• jknoepfler 4y ago
  No.
  • mr_toad 4y ago
    It’s just an IOU with an extra step.
    • curlftpfs 4y ago
      Your mind will be blown when you learn what exercising stock options is.
• beaned 4y ago
  No, but you don't have to. The point of blockchains is to allow people to opt out when they want to. If you don't want to or need to, you have that option.
  • thfuran 4y ago
    The point of blockchain is to allow people to not use blockchain? I believe I have just now conceived of a more elegant way to achieve that.
    • beaned 4y ago
      I could have been clearer. The point is to be able to opt out of the traditional finance system when they want to.
    • curlftpfs 4y ago
      It's a point of a blockchain; it's opt-in. Much like your credit card's contract.