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		buro9 on Dec 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Email addresses are not good 'permanent' identifie... That's a tool, it still leaves open the question "Who will be the authority to determine what changes to allow to the blockchain?", the problem was not solved by introducing blockchain, you just changed the question slightly whilst adding a dependency that wasn't required originally.

api on Dec 31, 2023 [–]

Moreover proof of work can't work for non-currency use cases because it requires an incentive structure for the game theoretics to work.

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