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That's not actually true. Git is a blockchain, for instance. Permissioned blockchains are a real thing. Even centralized blockchains can be useful (e.g. a gover
by darawk 9y ago
That's not actually true. Git is a blockchain, for instance. Permissioned blockchains are a real thing. Even centralized blockchains can be useful (e.g. a government publishing property record transactions, the blockchain aspect would be useful to ensure retroactive modifications weren't made, even if the gov. was still in full control of the chain itself).
- icebraining 9y agoNo, they're just merkel trees! The attempt to co-opt them to make "blockchains" seem more useful than they really are - and to justify all the money dumped in these projects - is disgraceful.