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What use cases are there for random numbers in smart contracts? From the article, it seems like gambling is the main use.
by johntb86 9y ago
What use cases are there for random numbers in smart contracts? From the article, it seems like gambling is the main use.
- nopit 9y agoGambling is pretty much the only use for smart contracts in general.
- nym 9y agoSupposedly, this is a 51.96 billion market globally. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270728/market-volume-of- https://www.statista.com/statistics/270728/market-volume-of- online-gaming-worldwide/
- weego 9y agoMaybe by people coming into the industry. The established industry in general is far too risk averse to use smart contracts in their current state
- realusername 9y agoIt's pretty much the same use case as any standard code, smart contracts are just decentralised code after all.
- mcherm 9y agoSuppose I wanted to create a "game" running on Etherium's global computer; perhaps one that allowed people to own and breed virtual cats. I might want a random component in my "breed" behavior. Imagine I want to create a smart contract where tasks are created by customers and assigned randomly to "turks" who submit completed tasks and are paid (if the task is accepted). A random number might be one useful part of the task assignment process. ANY program that would random numbers is a potential candidate.