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Re: Father of Blockchain
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NotFuzzyWarm
on 09/12/2022, 18:31:19 UTC
⭐ Merited by Hydrogen (1)
Image link:  https://i.imgur.com/3rA5lQ9.jpg
People of past eras would carve rocks into the shape of coins, in a proof of work format, to facilitate trade.

interesting, do you have any link to the source/document/scientific paper which describes it? Were rocks really used for trading?
Do you know which region this photo comes from?
They are from the island nation of Yap. Had to believe you've never heard of them before... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rai_stones