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> We already have reliable databases. not in the way that a blockchain maintains the final state and a clean audit log of every transaction.
by snissn 9y ago
> We already have reliable databases.
not in the way that a blockchain maintains the final state and a clean audit log of every transaction.
- KirinDave 9y agoGit does this, doesn't it? (Not that people here appreciate my contention that GitHub is a "white label blockchain company")
- snissn 9y agoYeah that's true, and Github is really popular, I use it every day.
- KirinDave 9y agoWell then: Git is a blockchain with proof of ownership for commits and it doesn't need multiple miners or anything and you use it every day with what I guess is acceptable risk.
- Scarblac 9y agoBecause it uses trust. I trust that only I can access my local Git repositories, and that Github's authorization does its job. Which is absolutely great, but nothing new and not what people mean when they hype about "blockchain".
- KirinDave 8y agoI find most folks don't mean anything they think they mean when they hype about blockchain, so I like to try and inject reality.