print_coinbase_tx_sum gives a fundamentally different and lesser picture of the network state than gettxoutsetinfo.
that’s a full rebuttal.
would love to hear why that’s not correct!
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would be better to say
"summing the coinbase txs doesnt guarantee there hasnt been a undetected inflation bug. gettxsetoutinfo does."
because that explains what the "lesser" picture is.
but its not the whole story,
because we can manually verify that the txs on a block dont create new coins
and people do.
a la https://www.moneroinflation.com/
so.
while everyone makes decisions about what they're comfortable with
there's no reason to believe monero supply guarantees aren't totally solid.
So you agree with me, appreciate it!
Thank you also for pointing out that you have to trust a third party to verify the full txoutset against inflation bugs, or be an extremely sophisticated developer who can do it themselves.
Sounds complicated. You are right, I (and the rest of the world), will go with Bitcoin and 'gettxoutsetinfo' instead. Much simpler.