Revisions to Why does Bitcoin store all transaction inputs and outputs, instead of just an "account/balance" ledger?

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Exactly the same question was asked to a Bitcoin developer (Peter Todd) during the Bitcoin 2013 Conference.

You can watch his answer here here

For those who are too lazy to watch the video the short answer is that they are doing it for security reasons.

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edited Jul 30, 2014 at 17:12

Exactly the same question was asked to a Bitcoin developer (Peter Todd) during the Bitcoin 2013 Conference.

You can watch his answer here

For those who are too lazy to watch the video the short answer is that they are doing it for obvious security reasons.

answered Jul 30, 2014 at 17:03

Exactly the same question was asked to a Bitcoin developer (Peter Todd) during the Bitcoin 2013 Conference.

You can watch his answer here

For those who are too lazy to watch the video they are doing it for obvious security reasons.

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