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Re:Attacking the DeFi ecosystem with flash loans for fun and... by CyberDildonics on Saturday January 16, 2021 @05:04PM (#25805944)
Why would it be harder to launder? The average bitcoin transaction is up to 17 USD, even combining addresses or tumbling is going to eat into your balance.
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Re:Attacking the DeFi ecosystem with flash loans for fun and... by paulpauper on Saturday January 16, 2021 @05:13PM (#25806016)
eth uses an accounts model instead of the UTX model for transactions. Tis makes it much, much easier to trace payment flows.
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Re:Attacking the DeFi ecosystem with flash loans for fun and... by dboreham on Saturday January 16, 2021 @07:34PM (#25806939)
Fairly sure that's not true. The two are equivalent, one is easier for humans to reason about but for a computer they're isomorphic (I assert).
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