Wood: Blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum do not inherently protect privacy
Gavin Wood · Ethereum Co-Founder Gavin Wood On What Web3 Is Actually Good For · May 26, 2022 · at 20:19
Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood clarifies the technical nature of blockchains regarding public data visibility versus private communication.
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“Blockchain, broadly speaking is a very transparent system. It doesn't help users keep hold of their data right of itself, right? Everything on Bitcoin is on them. It's a public ledger. You can see all the transactions that happen. Same with Ethereum.”
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