RPOW - Reusable Proofs of Work

[David Honig]

At 04:34 PM 8/20/04 -0500, Matt Crawford wrote:
>>> I'm wondering how applicable RPOW is.  
>
>If you think of POW as a possible SPAM mitigation

As spam mitigation, it might work better than
hashcash.  As cash, it lacks the anonymity of 
"bearer-documents (tm)" since there is one
clearing house.  This might be improved via
support for a system of mostly independent
clearing houses which also interchange at 
interchange places.  However, those would likely
be regulated by the Powers That Be, ergo not
alleviating my concerns about anonymity.

My 2 dinars.


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