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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Solve this riddle
by
Riffed
on 06/03/2014, 08:05:20 UTC
Suppose I have 1 BTC.

I send my 1 BTC to an address XXX that has a balance of 50 BTC.

Next, 5 BTC are sent from XXX to YYY.

Where is my 1 BTC now? Does XXX or YYY have it?

Suppose I have $1 USD in my checking account.

I transfer my $1 to Bill online, who has $50.

Next, Bill transfers Mary $5.

Where is my $1? Does Bill or Mary have it?

The question is meaningless with anything fungible. Ownership doesn't track through a fungible account.