Crypto Doesn't Need Blockchain

6 ricecat 2 7/23/2025, 3:36:32 PM

Most people think “crypto” means blockchain. Big public ledgers like Bitcoin and Ethereum where every transaction is stamped into eternity. But blockchains were never designed for privacy. They're loud by default. Transparent by design. Every payment is a broadcast. Every balance, a public file.

That might be fine in clean systems. But in cyberpunk economics — messy, low-trust, and full of watchers — broadcasting your entire financial life is not just unnecessary. It’s dangerous.

https://www.gizvault.com/archives/crypto-doesnt-need-blockchain

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PaulHoule · 7h ago

You do know that link isn't clickable. Please delete this and submit the link. If the article doesn't stand on its own you shouldn't be posting it.

ricecat · 45m ago

I hope someone could remove me from the blacklist so that I can post as a link. Anyway, feel free to repost it as a link for me.

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Crypto Doesn't Need Blockchain

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