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Depending 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
by plorkyeran 8y ago
Depending 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.