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by thisisit 3091 days ago
One question - Before you pass a judgement on government "bad" rules, let ask you something, have you ever run any company of decent size? Because if you do, you will realize things are more difficult than you realize.

Let's take an example of a retailer. She buys stuff from a company to sell in her stores. And she has How or when does her book it as a revenue? When it is bought? When it is sold? Common sense says after it is sold. What happens if there is a return? There are so many rules to cater to so many things. It's something you can hardcode into program code.

> bitcoin there just isn't any credit.

And far from you belief, it is not a good thing.

> optionally with an instruction that it'd be paid back if an "oracle" (anyone else on the blockchain)

I like how a statement defending cryptocurrencies goes all over the place.

Pray tell, how are "oracles" implemented in "bitcoin"?

Also, why should people not trust the government but random "anyone else on the blockchain"?

That said, I am still waiting for someone to explain me this "triple accounting" thing on blockchain.

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I do not think lack of credit is a good thing. Or rather, I have the game theory opinion. It is not a survivable thing.

Given 2 economic systems. One with credit and one without. The credit based one will crush the non-credit-based one.

Does that mean credit is good ? No, but it makes it a moot point: we will have credit. Point. Bitcoin will not survive, in the long term. I get that.

Triple accounting is explained. You have an incorruptible third party that attests to the accuracy of the computation.
I am sorry but given that you can't explain using the simple example of double book keeping makes me doubt if you even know accounting at all. Just repeating the standard blockchain lines over and over again.
The accuracy of the computation is pretty much never the issue anyway. That's checkable by any auditor. As far as I can tell triple entry accounting adds one buzzword..
When was the last time you checked the books of the bank where your money is stashed ?

Because for your bitcoins, that would be "45 minutes or less".

The essential point of the third entry has been made.
How about using the above example and showing where the third entry is made?
The blockchain is the third entry.