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Re: A cryptographic alternative to escrow agents (Matts' half coin)

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Subject: Re: A cryptographic alternative to escrow agents (Matts' half coin)
From: "E. ALLEN SMITH" <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 02:30 EDT
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From:	IN%"[email protected]"  "Black Unicorn" 18-MAY-1996 11:46:08.35

>The mint is the escrow agent.  It still (obviously) needs to be trusted.

	The mint will need to be trustworthy anyway; otherwise, you can get a
"final round" problem in which they print up lots of ecash and spend it before
the value completely plummets, or they get lots of requests to cash existing
ecash in.
	-Allen

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