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There are actually some interesting tools that are being marketed under the name "blockchain" but have very little to do with Bitcoin. For example IBM's "Kafka
by radicalbyte 5y ago
There are actually some interesting tools that are being marketed under the name "blockchain" but have very little to do with Bitcoin. For example IBM's "Kafka with digital signatures" technology.
It's kind of boring, very useful, but by marketing it as "blockchain" they can convince some clueless CEOs that it's worth the extra 0's they're asking for.
- baby 5y agoOr there are cryptocurrencies innovating in a space that is much more general than blockchains. For example, zero knowledge proofs or threshold signatures, which I’m convinced will see many more applications as a result of the cryptocurrencies innovations.
- radicalbyte 5y agoWe're using ZKP in our covid credential system; crypto and "blockchain" are - rightfully - nowhere to be seen.
- baby 5y agoNice. It’s starting to spread :)
- wmf 5y agoIBM canceled all that stuff.