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Update HushList protocol whitepaper some more

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Duke Leto 6 years ago
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@ -963,6 +963,14 @@ Clients can poll the local full node periodically at a user specifiable
default interval OR, by default, the same as the average block time for the chain in question.
For the \Hush chain, this is 2.5 minutes.
If for any reason a \HushList user wants to PROVE with cryptographic certaintity that
they knew certain information at a certain time, all they would need to do is publish
the PRIVATE KEY of an address which made the transaction that contains the information.
This is the so-called "investigative journalist" or "whistle-blower" use case. An
individual can send themselves \HushList memos "just in case" they need to prove
something in the future. This can be considered "data as insurance".
\nsection{Costs}
Sending \HushList memos requires making a financial transaction and by default,

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