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Don't you think that "no buyer protection" is just heading too far in the opposite direction? Especially with callmeed's post[1] above... [1]http://news.ycomb

Don't you think that "no buyer protection" is just heading too far in the opposite direction? Especially with callmeed's post[1] above... [1]http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4730281 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4730281

btilly 14y ago
With bitcoin you can do some surprisingly complex things. Such as move money into a fund that the other people can verify are there, which only pays out on a trigger condition.
- rohamg 14y ago
  An escrow account? :)
  - btilly 14y ago
    Yes, but totally verifiable and automated. Which means less trust than a regular escrow account.
    - DrStalker 14y ago
      What triggers it being paid? Surely that part can't be automated, someone (or combination of someones) has to have power to say pay/don't pay.
- nanodeath 14y ago
  Where's the best place to learn more about this?
  - btilly 14y ago
    https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts would be a starting point.