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An address is essentially a random number, it would be as safe to send to a random number they generated as one that Satoshi generated. Now using it further fr
by nullc 3y ago
An address is essentially a random number, it would be as safe to send to a random number they generated as one that Satoshi generated.
Now using it further from there might indeed be problematic... but also a champaign problem.
- OJFord 3y agoYes but random throws someone random under the bus (potentially) and doesn't carry the bragging rights GP suggests.
- nullc 3y agoI wasn't suggesting they could pay to someone else. They could pay to their own address at no more risk than paying the genesis block address. The risk to them comes when they try to spend the funds later. They'd always have the option of dumping them on something unconnected to them for bragging rights with relatively low marginal risk.