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On Mon, Aug 08, 2016 at 09:41:27PM +0000, James MacWhyte via bitcoin-dev wr=
ote:
> Wouldn't you lose the ability to assume transactions in the blockchain are
> verified as valid, since miners can't see the details of what is being
> spent and how? I feel like this ability is bitcoin's greatest asset, and =
by
> removing it you're creating an altcoin different enough to not be connect=
ed
> to/supported by the main bitcoin project.
The fact that miners verify transactions is just an optimisation:
https://petertodd.org/2013/disentangling-crypto-coin-mining
Preventing double-spending however is a fundemental requirement of Bitcoin,=
and
this proposal does prevent double-spending perfectly well (although there m=
ay
be better ways to do it).
The OP's proposal sounds quite similar to my earlier one along similar line=
s:
https://petertodd.org/2016/closed-seal-sets-and-truth-lists-for-privacy
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