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No matter what you use, you can backdate everything.


The typical solution to this is to create the message, publish its hash immediately, then publish the message itself at a later date.


Unless you're hoarding some material that emits a verifiable, secure random information into the future while itself being depleted in the process?


Why is this true?


You record a event today and use the hash from last week.




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