Is there a way to include an encrypted name and address field with a DarkSend transaction?
It may sound like a stupid question, but retail merchants are backing off from bitcoin because it is anonymous (I know it's not).
So you can walk into a gun shop in the USA and pay cash for the biggest gun they sell. You could have just got that cash from selling crack at the local school gate.
Cash is not seen as a problem, provided you have some ID.
Try and buy M&Ms on Amazon with Bitcoin and there is no chance in hell. That is seen is an evil money laundering no-no.
Maybe what retailers might prefer is a Darkcoin payment that includes the name and address, which matches the name and address on their account. How about a name and address that cross-checks to voter registration or a driving licence.
Where is the risk to them at this point? The whole world can't see the transaction, but the merchant has an audit trail they can show the cops. Job done. Next merchant please sign here.................
As with DarkSend having an opt-out function, adding name and address fields can be an opt-in service - for those that were wondering which bit of anonymous I didn't get.
Let's patent that and give the royalties to the darkcoin holders.
That's in the works (a note field that gets encrypted as part of the transactio), also there shouldn't be any problem for a retailer to accept the coin, it's instant and there can be no chargebacks. The rest is up to them to have a good interface that the purchaser can fill out with all the pertinent information. And buyer beware. There should be no reason in the world a merchant wouldn't accept crypto, other than the volatility of the prices.
Why would a merchant need any of that information? If they're going to sent the item, then that's one thing, but why would they need to know anything else about me?