A git history is a "blockchain" in the strict sense (A Merkle tree with branching factor = 1), so it's not a very helpful term. Bitcoin, at least, has the commo

A git history is a "blockchain" in the strict sense (A Merkle tree with branching factor = 1), so it's not a very helpful term. Bitcoin, at least, has the common decency of having a very concrete innovation as part of its value proposition, so you can discuss its merits. "blockchain" as a term used in the industry at large means so many different things that it ends up not meaning anything at all.