1994-05-03 - Re: Digital Cash
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From: Jeff Davis <eagle@deeptht.armory.com>
To: Joe Thomas <jthomas@access.digex.net>
Message Hash: 1347ba103c769a6195bd16a839d5967dfdcd923f455139f064224e74e46bcf81
Message ID: <9405030610.aa22247@deeptht.armory.com>
Reply To: <Pine.3.89.9405030856.A14127-0100000@access1.digex.net>
UTC Datetime: 1994-05-03 13:10:52 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 3 May 94 06:10:52 PDT
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From: Jeff Davis <eagle@deeptht.armory.com>
Date: Tue, 3 May 94 06:10:52 PDT
To: Joe Thomas <jthomas@access.digex.net>
Subject: Re: Digital Cash
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Message-ID: <9405030610.aa22247@deeptht.armory.com>
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> But this question comes up often enough that I'm afraid I'm missing
> something. Why would offline systems be more useful?
Anonymity. Digital Cash, in theory, works like Federal Reserve Notes.
Financial transactions can be carried out between individuals with out
a bank as an intermediary. Therefore, there is no record of the
transaction. One doesn't have to smear one's fingerprints all over
cyberspace to buy a used bicycle for their child or pay off a Super
Bowl bet.
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- 1994-05-03 (Mon, 2 May 94 23:50:42 PDT) - Digital Cash - Black Unicorn <unicorn@access.digex.net>
- 1994-05-03 (Tue, 3 May 94 01:13:51 PDT) - Re: Digital Cash - “Christian D. Odhner” <cdodhner@indirect.com>
- 1994-05-03 (Tue, 3 May 94 05:42:04 PDT) - Re: Digital Cash - Joe Thomas <jthomas@access.digex.net>
- 1994-05-03 (Tue, 3 May 94 06:10:52 PDT) - Re: Digital Cash - Jeff Davis <eagle@deeptht.armory.com>
- 1994-05-03 (Tue, 3 May 94 06:19:54 PDT) - Re: Digital Cash - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@snark.imsi.com>
- 1994-05-03 (Tue, 3 May 94 06:10:52 PDT) - Re: Digital Cash - Jeff Davis <eagle@deeptht.armory.com>