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🚫 Lacking trust 🔗 No need for trust
trustless

trustless

8.1
A system where users interact directly without a central person or group
  • adjective
  • /ˈtrʌstləs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin confianza
  • Many cryptocurrencies promote trustless systems that operate independently of banks and other centralized authorities.

Crypto rose to prominence with the core promise of trustless transactions.

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Examples

  • Bitcoin and other blockchain based systems are put forth as a trustless alternative to existing financial institutions and even governments.

  • Crypto rose to prominence with the core promise of trustless transactions.

    The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway

  • So it is, it is a trustless system and it's called trustless, which means it's trustworthy.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • Blockchain technology enables trustless transactions, allowing users to interact without relying on intermediaries.

  • The concept of a trustless environment is essential for decentralized finance, as it reduces the need for third-party trust.

Surface Forms

trustless positive

Morphology

trustless = trust (semi-transparent) = trust + less

Formally compositional ('without trust'), but the sense is a specialized technical usage (e.g., in blockchain/cryptography) referring to systems that do not require trusting intermediaries.

Etymology

Trustless comes from trust ('confidence') and the suffix -less ('without'). In technology it became a useful term for systems that work 'without trusting' a central person or bank, because the rules or code keep things safe and users do not need to rely on one authority.