Again, the two best ways are here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_5:_Trading_across_chains https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=321228
But this is off-topic, Peter wasn't talking about cross-chain trade. On 3/2/14, Troy Benjegerdes <ho...@hozed.org> wrote: > I'm asking for how to DEVELOP THE CODE so I can trade between two block > chains, and then I'm going to start trading cats and dogs and bits. > > Somewhere in trying to figure out the design spec we got caught up in > existential > concern about 'globally knowable and accurate price history', and I'm > telling you > it doesn't matter. > > I'm the customer and the developer, someone give me a clear design document > to > trade between two chains and I can write it, and then we can debate > improvements. > > > On Sat, Mar 01, 2014 at 01:33:25PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: >> This is not bitcoin-philosophy, it's bitcoin-development. Existential >> philosophy belongs on IRC or the forums. >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Mark Friedenbach <m...@monetize.io> >> wrote: >> > Only if you view bitcoin as no more than a payment network. >> > >> > On Mar 1, 2014 10:24 AM, "Jeff Garzik" <jgar...@bitpay.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> This is wandering far off-topic for this mailing list. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 12:45 PM, Troy Benjegerdes <ho...@hozed.org> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > You can make the same argument against Bitcoin itself you know... >> >> >> > >> >> >> > A Bitmessage-like network would be trivial to front-run via a >> >> >> > sybil >> >> >> > attack. It's the fundemental problem with marketplaces - the data >> >> >> > they're trying to publish has to be public. >> >> >> >> >> >> I don't see the Bitcoin analogy... >> >> >> Anyway, I still don't think the seller cares, if he sells at the >> >> >> price >> >> >> he was asking, what would he care about "front running" those >> >> >> parallel >> >> >> networks. >> >> >> I've seen many street markets without "public information" and they >> >> >> work just well. >> >> > >> >> > The spot price for ammonia fertilizer, refined gasoline at >> >> > terminals, >> >> > and price of tea in china are not 'public information', yet these >> >> > are >> >> > some of the largest traded commodities in the world, far exceeding >> >> > the drop in the bucket that all cryptocoin transactions make. >> >> > >> >> > I'd further argue that the *actual* price of corn (cash bid price at >> >> > elevators and ethanol plants) is not public information either. >> >> > There >> >> > is a great deal of money traded in collecting and then distributing >> >> > the >> >> > 'cleared price' information. Have a look at >> >> > >> >> > http://www.interquote.com/template.cfm?navgroup=aboutlist&urlcode=12&view=1 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> I don't think this will be a tragedy, because like we discussed >> >> >> >> on >> >> >> >> IRC, I don't think the primary goal of markets is price >> >> >> >> discovery, >> >> >> >> but >> >> >> >> trade itself. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> About historic data, the actual trades are always public, and >> >> >> >> some >> >> >> >> kind of "archivers" could collect and maintain old orders for >> >> >> >> historic >> >> >> >> bid and asks, etc. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > And again, how do you know that record is honest? Fact is without >> >> >> > proof-of-publication you just don't. >> >> >> >> >> >> Well, the trades that appeared in the chain actually occurred. >> >> >> Buying to yourself at fake prices? Be careful, the miner could just >> >> >> separate the order and fill it himself. Or anyone paying a higher >> >> >> fee, >> >> >> for that matter. >> >> > >> >> > You just made my long-term strategic argument for investing in my >> >> > own >> >> > mining hardware so I can be sure to trade reliably. >> >> > >> >> >> Again, you haven't addressed why the seller cares more about >> >> >> "accurate >> >> >> historic market data" than just his own fees and sell. >> >> >> >> >> >> > You mean a reverse nLockTime that makes a transaction invalid >> >> >> > after a >> >> >> > certain amount of time - that's dangerous in a reorg unfortunately >> >> >> > as >> >> >> > it >> >> >> > can make transactions permenantly invalid. >> >> > >> >> > People who take money from buyers and sellers care most about >> >> > 'accurate >> >> > historic market data'. I just want to exchange my corn for e85, >> >> > fertilizer, >> >> > and electricity, and audit the code that runs accounting for the >> >> > exchange. >> >> > >> >> > I really don't give a shit if there is 'accurate historic market >> >> > data' >> >> > as >> >> > long as **MY** personal trade data is accurate and I got a good >> >> > enough >> >> > price, >> >> > and I know who I'm dealing with. >> >> > >> >> > I know someone smarter than me and with more money, market leverage, >> >> > and >> >> > political connections **WILL** game the system and distort the >> >> > market >> >> > data >> >> > history so they can take more money from buyers and sellers without >> >> > actually >> >> > doing some usefull market function. >> >> > >> >> > As long as use buyers and sellers can see the code, and have a good >> >> > eye >> >> > for >> >> > knowing when someone's pushing the market around, we can just put >> >> > our >> >> > orders >> >> > in and relieve some speculators of their money. >> >> > >> >> > Just get me working code for cross-chain trades, and we'll work on >> >> > the >> >> > accurate historic data problem later. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > Troy Benjegerdes 'da hozer' >> >> > ho...@hozed.org >> >> > 7 elements earth::water::air::fire::mind::spirit::soul >> >> > grid.coop >> >> > >> >> > Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel, >> >> > nor try buy a hacker who makes money by the megahash >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> > Flow-based real-time traffic analytics software. 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