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		alchemist1e9 on Feb 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hal Finney was the designer of Bitcoin What about Len Sassaman? isn’t he considered a strong candidate also?

qdw on Feb 7, 2024 [–]

He was critical of blockchain, because he considered a permanent register of transactions to be the antithesis of privacy. How much store you want to set by that is up to you, but my instinct says that he was sincere.

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