Re:Bitcoin's fungibility graveyard
by dav_Oz on Saturday February 05, 2022 @07:02PM
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What about "tainted" bitcoins? Those [0] would take some effort to "wash".
Because of serial numbering some dollar bills can be worth more than others; certainly there seems to be a 'market' for that.[1]
So, in the end it is more like: every "satoshi" is intended to be fungible but through its transparent chain can offer additional information which can be used to discriminate against ... or who knows maybe in the future bitcoins from some special address or with a special tx history are worth more ...
Because of serial numbering some dollar bills can be worth more than others; certainly there seems to be a 'market' for that.[1]
So, in the end it is more like: every "satoshi" is intended to be fungible but through its transparent chain can offer additional information which can be used to discriminate against ... or who knows maybe in the future bitcoins from some special address or with a special tx history are worth more ...
[0]https://whale-alert.io/transaction/bitcoin/77ad70fadfbbad519...
[1]https://rarest.org/stuff/dollar-bills