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Maybe so, but “someone will come up with a good application for them” sure makes them sound like a solution in search of a problem.
by NickM 6y ago
Maybe so, but “someone will come up with a good application for them” sure makes them sound like a solution in search of a problem.
- mitchdoogle 6y agoWhat is wrong with that? There are lots of new technologies that don't solve some specific problem. They were just created in the name of science or curiosity or even just for fun. Real world , "useful" applications may not come for decades.
- NickM 6y agoNothing is wrong with that, but if it's true, then that doesn't do much to refute the notion that there aren't any good uses for smart contracts. If the best argument in favor of them is "well, they're not really good for much right now, but someday somebody might figure out a good use for them," then it's hard to see why people are so excited. (Though, maybe it's not so hard to see why people are excited if the folks who are excited are all crypto fans who want to build hype to drive the prices up....)
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- alwillis 6y agoTwo quick examples of the use of Bitcoin smart contracts: 1. https://suredbits.com/discreet-log-contracts-part-1-what-is-a-discreet-log-contract/ https://suredbits.com/discreet-log-contracts-part-1-what-is-... 2. https://atomic.finance https://atomic.finance