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mircea_popescu: there is no such thing as bitcoin
taint. attempts to solve this inexistent problem, just like all the other attempts to solve inexistent problems in the history of human engineering
fluffypony: danielpbarron:
taint analysis - it's the reason that coinjoin and mixing isn't considered safe
mircea_popescu: anyway, the fact that bitcoin is not actually traceable, and all the sophistry of
taint can at most produce persuasion is one of the largest points of pressure applied by bitcoin to human society. it may result in the "reasonable doubt" standard being taken out.
☟︎ BingoBoingo: I like my current level of OL vs. IRL identity
taint which is nearly complete, but maintained because I like it and it keep sthe lowest nags away.
midnightmagic: our discussion centred on how you thought he was using a coinjoin'd transaction (re: "I
taint the rich!" bitcointalk thread) to steal peoples' money or use the transaction as a historical proof that he had "access" to it in some form and thereby mislead less enlightened people for the purposes of loans or business shenanigans.
BingoBoingo: Well, in this case it seems resisting would have avoided a lot of reputation
taint upon release. This is one of those situations where a gram of precaution saves tons of regret.
mircea_popescu: not only in tech terms, but also in intellectual terms. ie, the nonsense one has to believe in other to believe in
taint.
mircea_popescu: artifexd: I can also just assert that the address isn't mine. Period. << absolutely. on the other hand, reusing addresses actually makes the stupidirty of "calculating
taint" much more expensive.
bitcoinpete: since everything gets sloshed together in a reused address, the
taint is less clearcut, as i understand it
jurov:
taint can be tracked by spent transaction inputs, addresses do not need to come into picture
mircea_popescu: and it makes it possible for the entire "
taint" nonsense to even tenuously exist.
bitcoinpete: cgcardona: decent enough idea, if
taint were a problem
benkay: the
taint coming from 2 sources:
jurov: blockchain.info's "
taint analysis" is very crude implementation of WoT, perhaps?
dignork: "no such thing as
taint" ?
BingoBoingo: tg2: Each of you writes a secret string on your
taint and uploads pics
BingoBoingo: Especially since BTC
taint is not a thing.
punkman: so, the US has a patent for weaponized boar
taint BingoBoingo: Duffer1: The
taint, because that is what Ohio is.
nubbins`: lelelelelelelelel, "The cabal of
taint-lickers"
Vexual: blockchain.info throttles their
taint analysis to make it seem their mixing service works
furuknap: Oh, I know. The herd thing is dangerous. I just hope it doesn't
taint BTC assets in general as bubble shares. I fear the train may have left for AM.
furuknap: This is a personal thing, but to me, my integrity is extremely important to me. Even the suggestion from someone that I may be 'talking AM down (or up)' is a
taint on my perception of that integrity, which is why I've been quiet in the forums the past few days.
mod6: i hate the idea of coin '
taint'
MJR_:
taint is an interesting idea
mircea_popescu:
taint analysis idiots prosecute person y because clearly
taint analysis proves he's x.
JimRogers: i don't understand the
taint analysis
mircea_popescu: buffett has a dim understanding of
taint and blockchain and doesn't read the forum
midnightmagic: no, it's mocking two things: 1) rich-lists, 2)
taint analyses.
midnightmagic: dub: What's confusing about combining monies to obscure their sources and screw up crappy "
taint" analyses?
mircea_popescu: isn't something like
taint analysis usable in principle to do it ?
smickles: the blockchain
taint tool indicates that usagi has hundreds of btc under his control
dub: If I were you I would relinquish it or face further reputation
taint midnightmagic: But why explain when it could
taint any legal defence he might be mounting?
kuzetsa: ;;sell 1 "kick in the
taint" @ -0.02 BTC I'll kick someone in the
taint and/or add my two bitcents. Just whatever this is fake.
nefario: of course it's to muddy the waters and totally
taint all coins