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by trisiak 2118 days ago
Is there an unconventional currency (to contrast your statement) that comes with either inherent value or trustless system? I'm genuinely curious what you meant.
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If you consider Bitcoin unconventional (I would), it qualifies as a trustless currency.
What is meant by "trustless" here?
You don't have to trust any counterparty, everything is able to verified checking a hash output or key pair.
Lots of crypto is trustless, they just don’t have inherent value.
At this point gold and silver could be considered heterodox.