The advantage is the flexibility. I kind of went on a rant about this [here][1] but to answer your question more directly; the advantage is how the flexibility

The advantage is the flexibility. I kind of went on a rant about this [here][1] but to answer your question more directly; the advantage is how the flexibility the addressing mechanism provides. Blockchain-tokens are frankly kind of boring, they solve the double spend problem. What's interesting is the trustless distributed system tech is being developed around them! [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24218074 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24218074