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They're actually identical, data-structure-wise. If you add monetization to your VCS you could defensibly call the result a blockchain. Blockchains don't real
by cjbprime 7y ago
They're actually identical, data-structure-wise. If you add monetization to your VCS you could defensibly call the result a blockchain.
Blockchains don't really have monetization built in, though. Only specific cryptocurrencies (e.g. Ethereum) do.
- QueensGambit 7y agoThat's exactly what I thought when I read about blockchain for the first time. When GIT is not used as a distributed version control (as intended), why did they invent blockchain? Is blockchain a solution in search of a problem?