In my opinion, for verification your possession of an account is enough ordinary digital signature (a signed message sent from your wallet).
It has long been implemented in bitcoin protocol and is used in many crypto currencies.
An attempt to identify the user (as the owner of a particular account) is not accidental.
In the future, this will facilitate the tracking of financial flows and allow supervisors to impose taxes and charges on the owners of such accounts.
A very dangerous step for this crypto currency..
It has long been implemented in bitcoin protocol and is used in many crypto currencies.
An attempt to identify the user (as the owner of a particular account) is not accidental.
In the future, this will facilitate the tracking of financial flows and allow supervisors to impose taxes and charges on the owners of such accounts.
A very dangerous step for this crypto currency..
Again, this is optional. If the user chooses to make a transaction that requires identification, that is their prerogative (and, indeed, not accidental as you say). The user is free to take the "dangerous step" if they wish; they are also free to avoid transactions that require ID if they wish. Giving users a choice is not itself a "dangerous step". On the other hand, building a platform that allows for a diverse range of transaction types, from anonymous to authenticated, seems like rather a safe choice in terms of utility and real-world application. At the moment, the market appears to agree.
