trupedo

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   by trupedo 12y ago

   Computers can verify, instantly and exactly, the monetary damage of "stolen" bitcoins. Nobody has veified (or posssibly can verify) the damage of a "stolen' movie. For all we know piracy promotes purchase. Either way, yo
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   by trupedo 12y ago

   > It's not just about losing the bitcoin, people running these exchanges may be personally liable. The law is still very murky here, and there are plenty of ways to deflect responsibility. I'm not saying any of this is right, I
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   by trupedo 12y ago

   But are the customers willing to pay a significant premium price for the development effort of NASA-ized exhange? If the answer is no (and I suspect it is), then incentives are aligned so that putting extra effort into security is something