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Re:Selling Tiny Internet Projects for Fun and Profit by x4e on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @09:44AM (#27208469)
Yes, if you had an oracle [1] that was able to provide information on whether the transaction had completed.

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain_oracle

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Re:Selling Tiny Internet Projects for Fun and Profit by lobocinza on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @03:43PM (#27213484)
In the end its the same problem. A human has to verify.
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Re:Selling Tiny Internet Projects for Fun and Profit by ericjang on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @11:47AM (#27210279)
How would oracles verify semi-private business deals?
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