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I think I was probably just wrong to describe it as a blockchain (sorry about that). It was a different kind of consensus ledger. Here's an article about it: h
by garbagetime 6y ago
I think I was probably just wrong to describe it as a blockchain (sorry about that). It was a different kind of consensus ledger. Here's an article about it:
https://urbit.org/blog/why-urbit-probably-does-not-need-a-blockchain/ https://urbit.org/blog/why-urbit-probably-does-not-need-a-bl...
I'll revise my position to simply being that of course Urbit needs a consensus ledger, and that blockchain technology is a good solution for that.
- smt88 6y agoGlad that Urbit agrees that they don't need a blockchain. Disappointed that they chose to use one. There are real downsides to using one (currently one of those is speed and another is wasted electricity) and no unique benefits.