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adiabatichottubyesterday at 3:56 PM1 replyview on HN

You mean like if there were a standard (JSON, XML, whatever) format of document that you could cryptographically sign which would order a transaction to take place? Kind of like a digital teller's slip?


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pdonisyesterday at 7:26 PM

That would be nice, but how would the bank verify the signature? It's the same old key exchange problem all over again.

In any case, that's not what I was suggesting. I was simply suggesting that banks shouldn't be allowed to force you to depend on certain apps or app stores to get access to your money. Similarly, schools shouldn't be allowed to force you to depend on certain apps or app stores to take proper care of your kids.

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