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Re: anonymous companies
On Mon, 20 May 1996, Black Unicorn wrote:
> On Mon, 20 May 1996, E. ALLEN SMITH wrote:
>
> > From: IN%"[email protected]" "Black Unicorn" 18-MAY-1996 11:16:57.48
> >
> > > At 06:42 PM 5/16/96 -0700, Wei Dai wrote:
> > > > Solution: smart contracts. This is Nick Szabo's idea of building
> > > > contractual obligations into cryptographic protocols so that the parties
> > > > have no choice but to fullfil them. But again we don't know whether this
> > > > will actually work for this problem.
> >
> > >But what happens when there are nuances or circumstances which contracts
> > >do not anticipate? This "complete" reliablity is also a curse for
> > >flexibility which fast moving entities need to survive.
>
> Careful, I didn't write any of this.
Woops, yes I did. Sorry everyone.
>
> >
> > That's an argument for combining them with escrow agencies. If the
> > escrow agency is less likely to need to intervene, then they'll charge less...
> > the principle of insurance company risk estimation.
> > -Allen
> >
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My preferred and soon to be permanent e-mail address:[email protected]
"In fact, had Bancroft not existed, potestas scientiae in usu est
Franklin might have had to invent him." in nihilum nil posse reverti
00B9289C28DC0E55 E16D5378B81E1C96 - Finger for Current Key Information
Opp. Counsel: For all your expert testimony needs: [email protected]