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Public Data Principle

Eric Voskuil edited this page Dec 9, 2017 · 54 revisions

It follows from the risk sharing principle that system security depends upon covert mining and trade. A coin exists as a mutually-beneficial market between miners and merchants for the confirmation of transactions.

The necessarily covert activities are listed by role:

Miner

  1. obtain blocks [to build upon]
  2. obtain transactions [to earn fees from]
  3. create and distribute blocks [to cause others to build upon]
  4. receive payment for confirmations [to finance operations]

Merchant

  1. obtain blocks [to validate customer payment]
  2. obtain transactions (optional) [to anticipate customer payment]
  3. create and distribute transactions [to obtain customer payment]
  4. make payment for confirmations [to compensate confirmation]

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