Assuming that "the network is highly synchronous" and "the astakeholders[sic] do not remain offline for long periods of time" is very weak.
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Replying to @peterktodd
Particularly when - as the paper admits - the PoS is still vulnerable to rewriting history; it can't guarantee immutability.
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Replying to @peterktodd @petertoddbtc
I think first steps are good. But the problem is when academia confuses a first step for a last step.
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Replying to @matthew_d_green
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@petertoddbtc Though I do think maybe we should have a summer school called "assumptions you're not allowed to make in cryptocurrencies".3 replies 13 retweets 29 likes -
Replying to @matthew_d_green @petertoddbtc
Number one: repeat after me, bitcoin is not anonymous
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Replying to @radix42 @matthew_d_green
Assuming that Bitcoin _isn't_ anonymous, _is_ one of those assumptions that you can't safely make.
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Replying to @peterktodd @petertoddbtc and
complete and utter noob passing through. So bitcoin can be anonymous?
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From the point of view of the cop trying to track you down, absolutely yes, but only sometimes.
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Replying to @peterktodd @Dark_Realist and
Even the conventional financial system is frequently anonymous from the point of view of the police.
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Replying to @peterktodd @petertoddbtc and
i see, so generally be weary of making sweeping generalizations, be mindful of differing viewpoints
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Good advise in any field and life in general I think.
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