I just reread the root comment: > Are there any concrete uses of a blockchain that have clear advantages than to using a standard database other than cryptocur

I just reread the root comment: > Are there any concrete uses of a blockchain that have clear advantages than to using a standard database other than cryptocurrencies? Seems you're refuting something no one said, as far as I can tell. Edit: > Digital identity is a cryptographic thing and a distributed thing How is it distributed? I assumed it was some company's servers -- maybe in multiple data centres around the world. But nothing like 24k nodes (& possibly more in the future). --- Edit (reply to your edit): I think the claim is that the identity system will be more resilient, not that it will be easier to implement. Censorship resistance. I'd imagine it'll be harder to implement & cost more. A trade-off. Which is along the lines of what I originally asked, > Is Keybase resilient against the country's government in which it resides? You said that gpg was. But didn't mention the computers. I asked about the servers & the ppl. (We didn't talk about the team). The need wasn't specified. I'm presuming it's censorship resistance. Governments can't meddle with identities. Wipe someone off the face of the earth.