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Re:The Ethereum merge is done by jollybean on Thursday September 15, 2022 @07:25AM (#32850127)
Except when you can't and you must undo a transaction, and if you can't, you can't use it.

Like for example in the world of finance, where you have to be able to backtrack.

Meaning such 'contracts' are least useful for things like, well, 'currency' and 'stores of value' ... hmm ...

Re:The Ethereum merge is done by syzygyhack on Thursday September 15, 2022 @07:37AM (#32850226)
Sounds like you haven't wrapped your head around the basics of smart contracts.

Yes, a blockchain gives you an (ideally) immutable foundation. No, that doesn't mean that every transaction that invokes a smart contract has to be immutable. If a smart contract for a particular use case needs to have the ability to "backtrack", so it can, there's nothing stopping it.

Re:The Ethereum merge is done by johnnymorgan on Thursday September 15, 2022 @09:21AM (#32851509)
Great reply, the rule for thumb of 'anything that can be done manually can be automated' applies here.

Needs backtrack, code it in, then everyone knows how the rules work and there isn't any side deals or exceptions.

Cheers!