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Re:Why Web3? by tshaddox on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @07:44PM (#29732105)
Huh? If you can’t verify that the public key is the author’s then you wouldn’t consider the message to be signed by the author.
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Re:Why Web3? by root_axis on Thursday December 30, 2021 @01:39AM (#29734273)
Why wouldn't you be able to verify the public key?
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Re:Why Web3? by miracle2k on Thursday December 30, 2021 @02:30AM (#29734535)
You seem to be suggesting that a problem with NFTs is that the artist can mint multiple copies of their artwork, possibly using secret additional private keys.

The answer is that this is not a problem, because the whole point is knowing who the creator of the NFT is, and beeple trying to create additional copies using a secret wallet but not telling anyone will be treated by the market the same as me minting a copy of a beeple piece.

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