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Ask HN: Where are the non-cryptocurrency uses of blockchain technology?
There has recently been a lot of hype about "blockchain technology". I have heard many claims that blockchains will revolutionize fields like health care, supply tracking, video games, the food industry, etc, etc. The one thing I haven't seen is any actual use of blockchains for any business purpose other than ICOs and crytocurrency.
Does anyone know of any real examples of the use of blockchains for non-cryptocurrency uses? I've seen a lot of hype and very vague ideas for proposed systems, but nothing that is actually in use or ready for use.
- gram-ai 9y agoAnything really that has to do with requiring a distributed immutable ledger. For a recent Ethereum hackathon I worked on a decentralized Kubernetes-esque container scheduler where all scheduling algorithms and server/node management happens on a smart contract. https://github.com/iwasaki-kenta/canteen https://github.com/iwasaki-kenta/canteen
- dylanhassinger 9y agoGit is a DAG (directed acyclic graph), which could be considered a form of blockchain
- i_made_a_booboo 9y agoAn oil trading platform was developed and it in the pilot it it massively reduced the time needed for each party to complete their part of the transaction. Blockchain shot itself in the foot though going dumb shit like crypto kitties and so many scam ICOs and every exchange and ICO getting hacked. "Be your own bank" is great except that you're shit at being a bank and this is now a well established fact. Blockchain applications like the one I first mentioned are quite amazing. Being able to automate mitigation if counter-party risk has great economic value. But I wouldnt trust a billion dollar enterprise to a bunch of crypto kids and their crypto kitties. IBM will win all the blockchain business for enterprise customers.