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Re:What Problem Blockchains Solve by john_alan on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @02:48AM (#29646553)
Private, self sovereign money for the internet. I think that’s a use case.
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Re:What Problem Blockchains Solve by sofixa on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @02:53AM (#29646587)
Is it really private when all transactions are recorded forever and publicly visible, and one needs to pass through an on/off-ramp which follows KYC regulations anyway?
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Re:What Problem Blockchains Solve by john_alan on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @04:44AM (#29647295)
Some are, Monero for example.

I’m not here to shill. But defi and private digital money have value.

Increasingly so when you look at government incompetence globally.

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