I'm surprised there are no databases that exist that enforce information conservation for double-entry accounting outside of blockchains.
it would be nice if this was enforced at the database level.
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Are you sure?
interesting...
watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC1B3d9C_sI now
Their deterministic simulation testing approach was what sold me on it the most.
That is also one of the reasons I really like FoundationDB.
just saw that part. very cool
It is, albeit not directly and in the sense of a blockchain.
I guess databases were always intended to be generic.
formal accounting depends on manual adjustment entries.
right, I was just thinking in the context of custodial lightning accounting
Any append-only database.