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Ask HN: Isn't the trust model in blockchain broken at the periphery?
I have been pondering about end-to-end trust in a blockchain based system.
A crypto-currency blockchain has end-to-end trust as the value (crypto-currency in this case) is generated and consumed within the chain. There is no outside element.
But a non-crypto-currency blockchain will rely on an external party pushing value/information/knowledge into the chain as a fact. Let's take real estate as an example. You would generate some kind of hash from the details of a property and puts that hash into blockchain in order to track it. But what stops a party from putting hash for a non-existent property in the first place?
I may be missing something basic here but my head is going crazy as this is a very fundamental thing.
- dozzie 9y agoCongratulations, you have found the reason behind the things called "oracles".
- sharemywin 9y agoand if you need more trust add more oracles. what makes you trust an oracle? reputation, competition, time...
- suhaschatekar 9y agoReputation and competition I understand. How does time help?
- sharemywin 9y agoI guess by time I meant reputation transaction count.