Re:Tracking Mixed Bitcoins
by RandomBacon on Thursday October 01, 2020 @05:14PM
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> Isn't it meant to be censorship resistant?
I don't think so. Satoshi included the headline of bank bailouts in the first block. It's been a decade since I scanned over the whitepaper, but I think it was to create a currency that people couldn't manipulate.
Bitcoin may be censorship resistant, but it is not censorship proof.
Re:Tracking Mixed Bitcoins
by drdeca on Thursday October 01, 2020 @08:19PM
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The reason I said "if possible" was to suggest that some sufficiently powerful adversaries could censor it, but that this is just because it can't be avoided, not because it is desired that they be able to do so.
I don't think so. Satoshi included the headline of bank bailouts in the first block. It's been a decade since I scanned over the whitepaper, but I think it was to create a currency that people couldn't manipulate.
Bitcoin may be censorship resistant, but it is not censorship proof.