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by caf 3081 days ago
I don't see any incentive to actually publish random values - wouldn't it be easier to just commit to and publish zero every time?
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Altruism probably works here. It's cheap to pick a pseudorandom value. But if you didn't want to rely on altruism, the system could offer a reward to anyone who reveals the secret someone committed to early (half that provider's security deposit could be destroyed; the other half given over in reward to the reporter).