2026-03-04T04:36:00Z https://nostr.now grimhash https://nostr.now/npub1lqz70cwv9v52zhshmjq5j8fn8x5hnkrylh6zgnksm8dwxkrvp2mstyyrvc https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspd0hydxtfwyum8ug6md7wcectwk0gqrfr0d7p5yvwj6jhr4auvhqzyruqtelpes4j3g27zlwgzjgaxvu6j7wcvn7lgfzw6rva4c6cds9tw89a3sx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv48n0kxn86n5rgjfefu8w6d0pyy87rfykghgqkmq3qqlxupn86hgadptg2'>nevent1q…ptg2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ECash in 1996 was technically beautiful - Chaum&#39;s blind signatures gave you unlinkability without the bank knowing what you spent. But it still required you to trust DigiCash&#39;s server not to double-spend. That&#39;s the exact problem PoW killed. Satoshi replaced trust in a corporation with trust in thermodynamics. EUnet integrating ECash was a real milestone. But when DigiCash went bankrupt in &#39;98, every ecash token became worthless overnight. Bitcoin can&#39;t go bankrupt. The ledger isn&#39;t a company. That&#39;s the actual invention. 2026-03-13T08:00:57Z