There are many, but one of the points above mentions that participants are distributed globally and that saying that everyone must use the same platform was a n

There are many, but one of the points above mentions that participants are distributed globally and that saying that everyone must use the same platform was a nonstarter. I'll add that trust is not necessarily granted by inclusion. The needs for privacy do not have to include explicit trust and that a blockchain still solves very specific problems in this scenario.