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codedokodeyesterday at 3:05 PM1 replyview on HN

If every notary is a node, you need some mechanism to ensure they perform only legitimate transactions and constantly monitor them. It is easier to just have a central authority.


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c7byesterday at 3:16 PM

You need that anyway. It's not technology that's stopping notaries from falsifying transactions in the current system.