Craig Wright’s Blacklist Resembles Bitcoin ‘Kill Switch’ Satoshi Never Followed Through On | Crypto Craft

  • Craig Wright’s Blacklist Resembles Bitcoin ‘Kill Switch’ Satoshi Never Followed Through On

    From coindesk.com

    Bitcoiners are cringing at the fact that users of the rival Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain can now freeze and confiscate other users’ coins, thanks to the Australian computer scientist Craig Wright’s “blacklist manager” – a software tool for recovering lost or stolen coins. But did Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of Bitcoin, suggest a similar “kill switch” feature 13 years ago? tweet In a 2010 Bitcoin Talk post, Satoshi described a system that would allow a buyer to lock up bitcoin in an escrow account. The money would be unlocked once the buyer confirmed receipt of goods or services. The buyer could never ... (full story)

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BTCmailman
Jan 20, 2023 10:31am
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"Resembles" Lol what? Escrow and confiscating someone's coins aren't close to the same thing. The blacklist manager requires a trusted third party, defeating the entire purpose of Bitcoin.

"BSV: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System*"

*-As long as daddy approves
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