I was going through the holdings of various whales and users and seeing the amount of money some have stored on this website amazed me.
Personally I would feel quite uncomfortable knowing that all the eyes of the world could see my Steem holdings. It sort of goes against the premise of privacy that cryptocurrency supposedly was to give.
To my knowledge, I don't know any other currencies that have such a username/account linked to their holdings which is publicly visible to all. Doesn't this feature of transparent holdings make it a prime target for thieves and hackers ?
What exactly is the reason why holdings are made transparent? Would it not be better to have an option in your menu where you can disable or enable public visibility of your wallet?
Thanks & Steemit