> How did he do that?!?
I was able to do it because of a flaw in monero: by design, the sender knows what address he sends his money into and can report that info to authorities with cryptographic proof. This has led to multiple legal charges against monero users, see the attached thread for more info.
Lightning, of course, fixes this. nostr:nevent1qqs9t6glu9k3ps7ct6ad8a3cj9jfntxvlhayh8e3cc56rf4ghdpcjnsppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5qs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dspzqgvra9r4sjqapufyl0vnc4kv4fz70e29em4c655y37vz206f0wt45p7m94
You can't tell me the total balance in my wallet or the final destination either (same challenge you gave me for your Lightning invoice)
I know at least the public key of the first hop involved (potentially final destination) and can report that info to the authorities in the same way along with the invoice and preimage for cryptographic proof that I paid 🤷♂️
> You can't tell me the total balance in my wallet
True, just the one address
> or the final destination either
I can tell you that: it's the address I identified. That was the final destination.
> I know at least the public key of the first hop involved (potentially final destination)
True, but knowing the first hop does not get you very far, even though it is potentially the final destination. At least not in countries where you need more than a maybe to put someone in jail.
>"I can tell you that: it's the address I identified. That was the final destination."
You sure it's final? So is it still there?
How are you sure the address on my profile is mine either? Maybe I just put someone elses up there for fun.
> You sure it's final? So is it still there?
I am not sure anymore, but I don't think that matters. By "final destination" I don't mean" it never moved again." When I "arrive at my final destination" via Google Maps, it does not imply that I will never leave that place. It just means I am done moving for purposes of that trip. When I sent my money to you, the "trip" was getting the money into your address. I know I did that, so the trip was finished -- it got to its final destination. If you moved it out again afterwards, that is a separate trip and is unrelated to mine.
> How are you sure the address on my profile is mine either?
I don't. But I know it's the one you told me, so that's good enough for me.
