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Blockchain tech and decentralization are orthogonal.

• CharlesW 8y ago
  A blockchain running on a single node is uninteresting. Decentralized/distributed consensus is part and parcel of why one would use a blockchain.
  • hannasanarion 8y ago
    You assume that there is a problem that requires distributed consensus. They aren't common. Bitcoin had to invent a whole new distributed consensus problem so that it could solve it.
  • wrycoder 8y ago
    I am thinking of a non-public blockchain, say used to clear bank transactions. It might or might not be externally visible, but only authorized entities could add to it. So, not distributed like Bitcoin.