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ekanes
on Nov 24, 2021
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An engineer's observations on Web3 and its possibi...
Honest question: What if coinbase is hacked, and the info connecting people's verified real-world identities to their wallet is revealed? Now everything is public - isn't that worse?
Ar-Curunir
on Nov 24, 2021
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Yes, which is why cryptocurrencies enable self-custody, so you only need to trust yourself.
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