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by xinbenlv 1088 days ago
> spaceman_2020@: The fundamental flaw at the heart of crypto: the insistence that only onchain data matters, while in the real world, your reputation is tied to your real identity.

OP: I think I share the view with sowbug@ in his answer:

> sowbug@: Why do corporations get to conduct business, have credit scores...

OP: also, in the long term, I believe that "reputaiton" is going to exist in a digitized form in the future, and people will have real identity attested with digital signature, just like HTTPS help you ensure the site you visit is the site that you think you are visiting. And I agree with everfree@ that thinking "blockchain" insist on anonimity is a common misconception and misunderstanding of cryptography.