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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by warkdarrior on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @07:35PM (#26718688)
If many coin owners share the same address, that is not very decentralized, is it?
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by risho on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @08:39PM (#26719181)
that's like saying that the internet isn't decentralized because lots of people interact using facebook. that address isn't decentralized, much like facebook isn't. that doesn't mean that bitcoin or the internet aren't decentralized.
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by lottin on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:18AM (#26721398)
"Decentralized" means little without more context. The issuance of bitcoins isn't a legal monopoly. In this sense Bitcoin is "decentralized". On the other hand the Bitcoin blockchain is a centralized ledger, which is distributed, but nonetheless centralized. So which one is it? Centralized or decentralized? It doesn't matter because at this stage "decentralized" is being used as a mere buzzword rather than to convey a precise meaning.
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by creata on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:24AM (#26721435)
> that's like saying that the internet isn't decentralized because lots of people interact using facebook

Yes, and I do say that. Decentralization is a lot less interesting if most people just end up centralizing anyway.

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