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Re:Decentralized Woo Hoo by CJefferson on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @10:54AM (#29241950)
But, if there is a "court intervention" clause that just lets you say "Transfer X money from Y to Z", then why bother with full blockchain/crypto? You have effectively central control.
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Re:Decentralized Woo Hoo by deweller on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @11:34AM (#29242526)
I agree that would be a useless smart contract. If that is your intention, then don't use a smart contract.

If, however, there are a limited number of known possible outcomes, then smart contracts offer advantages over court-based settlements.

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Re:Decentralized Woo Hoo by CJefferson on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @05:37PM (#29247176)
Can you give a concrete example? I can't think of anything where you wouldn't need a fallback "human takes control".
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