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Re:The largest unknown Bitcoin wallet moved nearly $1B for $... by antepodius on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @03:06PM (#23693589)
That walkback depends on trust, honor, and suability between all actors involved. You can walk back a bitcoin transaction, too, if you have those preconditions. Just ask the other guy to send the money back.
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Re:The largest unknown Bitcoin wallet moved nearly $1B for $... by heisbsissi on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @08:03PM (#23696262)
By that logic you can walk back any transaction that has ever occurred regardless of how it was sent. Bitcoin advocacy just seems like an exercise in sophistry.
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Re:The largest unknown Bitcoin wallet moved nearly $1B for $... by antepodius on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @03:02AM (#23698587)
If you trust the other guy and he doesn't screw you over- yes. Other than that, bitcoin's loosely analogous to cash. You might use it for the same reasons you'd use cash otherwise.
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