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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Virtual Notary.
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On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:25 AM, Emin G=C3=BCn Sirer <el33th4x0r@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Given the recent discussions on projects that use the Bitcoin blockchain
> to record factoids, people on this list might be interested in the Virtua=
l
> Notary project. Virtual Notary is essentially an online witness (aka
> attestor) to online factoids. It can provide:
>
>   * proof of Bitcoin funds (without revealing public addresses or fund
> location on the blockchain)
>
>   * proof of Bitcoin address ownership
>
>   * proof of Tweet
>


For what it's worth, a subsidiary of Dunvegan Space Systems is pursuing
exactly this as a business.

EMail JGarzik@DSS.co if you want to know more.

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Jeff Garzik
Bitcoin core developer and open source evangelist
BitPay, Inc.      https://bitpay.com/

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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:25 AM, Emin G=C3=BCn Sirer <span=
 dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:el33th4x0r@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">=
el33th4x0r@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi=
 everyone,<div><br></div><div>Given the recent discussions on projects that=
 use the Bitcoin blockchain to record factoids, people on this list might b=
e interested in the Virtual Notary project. Virtual Notary is essentially a=
n online witness (aka attestor) to online factoids. It can provide:</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>=C2=A0 * proof of Bitcoin funds (without revealing public=
 addresses or fund location on the blockchain)</div><div><br></div><div>=C2=
=A0 * proof of Bitcoin address ownership</div><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0 * =
proof of Tweet</div><div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div=
><br></div><div>For what it&#39;s worth, a subsidiary of Dunvegan Space Sys=
tems is pursuing exactly this as a business.</div><div><br></div><div>EMail=
 JGarzik@DSS.co if you want to know more.</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_signature">Jeff Garzik<br>Bitcoin core developer and open sou=
rce evangelist<br>BitPay, Inc. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://bitpa=
y.com/" target=3D"_blank">https://bitpay.com/</a></div>
</div></div>

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