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		ganzuul on June 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Representing SHA-256 Hashes as Avatars Are we certain those are both actual use-cases though? When would we need this information in those formats? Not trying to be difficult. Just looking for technical possibilities.

dannyw on June 17, 2021 [–]

Let's say you're printing out a paper backup of your seed words?

Or sharing a screenshot of the avatar on signal to confirm its authencity?

ganzuul on June 17, 2021 | [–]

I don't think either of those are appropriate use cases for hash avatars. Print as a QR code maybe. In the latter case you can capture a video to share.

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