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		ww520 on May 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Real world ownership is not a use case for blockch... Losing the wallet is like burning up all the paper cash. They are gone. What can the court do? It's like Mona Lisa got burnt up. What can blockchain help in that case? Or what can the court do in that case? Blockchain is not the end all to all problems.

nradov on May 19, 2021 | [–]

The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing will redeem burned paper cash as long as part of it is left.

https://bep.gov/services/currencyredemption.html

Google234 on May 19, 2021 | [–]

If I lose the password to my back account I don’t lose all my money.

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