R3 and Mike Hearn Defy the Promise of Satoshi Nakamoto
Because financial institutions are required by law to have control over their transactions and inevitable disputes, the R3 consortium will grant a certain level of authority to the administrators of the banks to revert and regulate the transfer of assets and payments. Thus, the development of an enterprise-grade bank-focused blockchain network currently being designed by the R3 consortium and Mike Hearn defies the promise made by Satoshi Nakamoto. Former Bitcoin lead developer and Blockchain technology company R3CEV LCC’s R3 Blockchain consortium of multi-billion dollar banks and financial....
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