Scoundrel on Nostr: Why does cryptocurrency even need the block part of blockchains? Like, why can't we ...
Why does cryptocurrency even need the block part of blockchains? Like, why can't we just have a chain of digital signatures asserting transfer of cryptocurrency from one pubkey to another pubkey? Then you only need to store the history of your own curreny.
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