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by brighton36 3842 days ago
Why is notarizing your database state on the blockchain noteworthy? Were there many people censoring the database checksums of the NYSE or NASDAQ?
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wmf 3842 days ago
Normally I'd agree with this, but in this case one may suspect that Overstock's interest in blockchain technology is rooted in their war on naked shorting, which I guess is not possible if shares are tracked on a blockchain.
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brighton36 3842 days ago
That's also not possible if Overstock itself managed it's issuance on a centralized database.
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