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Re:SEC has not approved Bitcoin ETFs [fixed] by Tao3300 on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @06:01PM (#38933561)
> a social contract requiring enforcement through technology

That's fundamentally a bad thing. I want my social contracts enforced socially. The rot is at the heart.

Re:SEC has not approved Bitcoin ETFs [fixed] by ChainOfFools on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @07:32PM (#38934482)
No disagreement here, not a fan.* but so many arguments miss this point. the problems with blockchain are rooted in the why; the how is mostly a sideshow but admittedly much more expedient to criticize in comparison.

* were not for HN's character limit my username would have started with the word 'block'