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by Marazan 1517 days ago
Yes, Blockchain does indeed solve the problem it creates.
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mattdesl 1517 days ago
These problems (the desire to find peer-to-peer systems to transfer and record digital assets) predate blockchain/crypto.
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Marazan 1517 days ago
And they were trivially solved by trust.
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mattdesl 1517 days ago
Trusty ol' FAANG.
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nicbou 1517 days ago
What does FAANG have to do with exchanging money?
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mattdesl 1516 days ago
“We don’t need peer-to-peer digital assets when we can just trust [insert major tech corporation]” tends to be the common answer to my earlier question a couple comments up.
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nicbou 1516 days ago
You're naming tech companies. We're talking about heavily regulated banks.
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