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by dozzie 3144 days ago
> A proper hash function provides a lot more than a timestamp. A service [...] can rewrite history.

I think you should verse yourself in cryptography before any discussion about it, including talking about blockchain. You seem not to understand what cryptographic timestamp is and what purpose it serves. Wikipedia has a nice introductory article approachable by a layman under "trusted timestamping" title.