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If I understand your short description, this sounds more like a Merkle tree[1] than a blockchain. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkle_tree https://en.wiki
by oldgradstudent 8y ago
If I understand your short description, this sounds more like a Merkle tree[1] than a blockchain.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkle_tree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkle_tree
- merlincorey 8y agoif I understand both Merkle trees and their short description, they would be better served by using a Merkle tree than their scheme.
- plorkyeran 8y agoDepending on how you define "blockchain", it's either the same thing as a merkle tree or most non-bitcoin things that claim to be using blockchains actually are just using merkle trees.
- Terr_ 8y ago> Depending on how you define "blockchain" i.e.: Depending on whether the person saying "blockchain" is lying to make a quick buck from the hype-train.
- plorkyeran 8y agoSometimes they're just genuinely unaware of the prior art and think that chained hashing is a new thing.
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