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by wizzwizz4 1777 days ago
> because it allows those that are in conflict or don’t trust each other,

People use this argument a lot, and I don't get it. You're trusting that miners don't perform a 51% attack; you're trusting that the underlying crypto doesn't have shortcuts; you're trusting the wallet software. Some of these things are unverifiable, leaving you only with trust.