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by crystaln 1892 days ago
SGX is only used for an extra layer of privacy, beyond what any other currency offers. SGX is not used for the security of the currency. This criticism has been answered countless times.
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Many cryptos offer forward secrecy and completely opaque ledgers without any reliance on SGX.
Why does the FAQ 2. say i have to run consensus-service with intel SGX to participate with other validation nodes ? Doesn't that imply the consensus is dependent on SGX ?