Quotable Satoshi on Nostr: Instantant non-repudiability is not a feature, but it's still much faster than ...
Instantant non-repudiability is not a feature, but it's still much faster than existing systems. Paper cheques can bounce up to a week or two later. Credit card transactions can be contested up to 60 to 180 days later. Bitcoin transactions can be sufficiently irreversible in an hour or two.
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