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Re:There's No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology (2019) by Semaphor on Monday August 17, 2020 @02:26AM (#24184537)
> such as using courts to sue people who rip you off,

Unless the whole transaction is anonymous, you can do the same with bitcoin.

> or using escrow agents

Which costs you extra.

Not making a value judgement, just pointing things out.

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Re:There's No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology (2019) by bawolff on Monday August 17, 2020 @06:16AM (#24185777)
> you can do the same with bitcoin.

Yes of course - but the question was what value does bitcoin add over normal money, not /name things you cannot do with bitcoin/.

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