6 ms·
Is utterly funny to read people's opinions bashing against blockchain technology and when asked about a simple definition they fail to mention the use of consen
by diegocerdan 8y ago
Is utterly funny to read people's opinions bashing against blockchain technology and when asked about a simple definition they fail to mention the use of consensus protocols which was, already 10 years ago, the huge innovation that lead to this revolution.
- jon_richards 8y agoI prefer the "proof of work != blockchain" comments when people include the most common consensus protocol in their simple description of blockchain.
- tomc1985 8y agoConsensus protocols are nothing new. The novel part of blockchains is the actual blockchain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paxos_(computer_science) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paxos_(computer_science) You're thinking of a distributed ledger, which combine blockchains with consensus protocols