quote: [...] > On 4/24/14, Chris Pacia <ctpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It would work but it's an ugly hack IMO. What do people do if they don't > > have extra to pay when making a purchase? I have 200 mbtc and want to buy a > > 200 mbtc phone but I can't because I need 400 mbtc. Sucks for me. > > > > I would much prefer the hassle of a green address notary than always having > > to make sure I have double what I need to make a purchase. > > This scheme wouldn't be mandatory. You can still wait for > confirmations or rely somehow on existing trust instead if that's > better for you on that situation. >
Considering hotel or car rental payments where the credit card processor reserves a higher amount in order to cover risks, it doesn't seem like anything new or particularly inconvenient that a payment system may require a larger amount than the final price being available. Which brings us to the question: Is it an important characteristic in a payment system that it is capable of quickly spending your last penny? Best regards, Isidor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data. Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing & Easy Data Exploration http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
