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by ThomPete 4274 days ago
Because the protocol is transparent so you can trace what happened?

Ebay and Paypal solve 60million disputes a year using software.

http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2011/02/08/ebay-paypal-solve-...

I am not saying I know how to do this just saying that I don't think it's going to be as hard as some might thing. But sure I could be wrong.

And keep in mind. No system is perfect. Neither is the crypto-protocol. But it doesn't need to be. It just have to be good enough.

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Just because you can trace how shares/money moved doesn't mean you can convince the rest of the network that the movement was improper.

This doesn't meet any sane definition of "good enough". It gives up a bunch of protections for no real gains.

Perhaps perhaps not. It seems pretty early still to say anything with certainty.