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by Patrick_Devine 3250 days ago
Came here to say essentially the same thing. One possibility would be a government mandate that financial transactions are done with a blockchain in order to have transparency. I don't see that as likely though as the use case is pretty tenuous.
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> One possibility would be a government mandate that financial transactions are done with a blockchain in order to have transparency.

How does that stop governments from engaging in Iran-Contra behavior?

How is that better than a government mandate requiring a list of expenditures PGP-signed by the government and their vendors?