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It is not trivial to check the bitcoin block chain to verify that enough money was transferred into the publicly-known release-now account?
by amatus 14y ago
It is not trivial to check the bitcoin block chain to verify that enough money was transferred into the publicly-known release-now account?
- samstave 14y agoI am completely ignorant to bitcoin, so I cannot answer.
- politician 14y agoYes, the purpose of the Bitcoin block chain is to disseminate transaction information to prevent double-spending.
- mrb 14y agoYes it is trival. As of right now: 0.338 BTC (~4 USD) have been sent to prevent release of the information: http://blockchain.info/address/1HeF89wMjC48bWNgWvVo7Wu3RaLW8XVsE8 http://blockchain.info/address/1HeF89wMjC48bWNgWvVo7Wu3RaLW8... 1.145 BTC (~16 USD) have been sent to vote for full disclosure: http://blockchain.info/address/12AP6iCwRNFQqKLStH3A4b4hw3SL6RaNgB http://blockchain.info/address/12AP6iCwRNFQqKLStH3A4b4hw3SL6...
- lifeguard 14y agoOf course there is no way to know it was not the 'hackers' who made these BC transactions.