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Re:Zcash, an untraceable Bitcoin alternative, launches in alpha by onion2k on Monday January 25, 2016 @05:17PM (#10970414)
It turns out that there's a pretty easy fix for this. People have to start caring how the money they're accepting has flowed through the economy.

Perhaps I'm being cynical, but that doesn't sound like an easy fix.

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Re:Zcash, an untraceable Bitcoin alternative, launches in alpha by natrius on Monday January 25, 2016 @05:30PM (#10970501)
I appreciate the cynicism. I've never been called a pessimist, so I might have a rosy view of things. I think it's not that hard, though. Technologically, it's very straightforward. Convincing people that they should sacrifice financial privacy is the hard part. That's why I've already started it.
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Re:Zcash, an untraceable Bitcoin alternative, launches in alpha by RangerScience on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @02:17PM (#10975274)
What's the thing you've made called, and how does it ensure identity?
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