> Point is: There is useful information even if certain steps can't be perfectly traced. Yes (and no), but that's not what IBM is selling with their blockchain

> Point is: There is useful information even if certain steps can't be perfectly traced. Yes (and no), but that's not what IBM is selling with their blockchain. They're selling trust, but only providing a digital trust solution while completely ignoring the physical and human side of trust. > There is value in not having to connect to a central database all the time. Problem here is IBM's blockchain is still a centrally maintained database. This literally provides any value. You still need to connect to a central database at some point.