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...and as long as that blockchain in particular is still in operation. Maintaining a blockchain is not cheap, therefore there is very real possibility that at

by lottin 5y ago

...and as long as that blockchain in particular is still in operation. Maintaining a blockchain is not cheap, therefore there is very real possibility that at some point in the future nobody is interested in maintaining it.

drdeca 5y ago
If only one person was interested in maintaining it, it would become rather cheap for them to continue mining blocks for it though, of course , it wouldn’t really be secure at that point, as it would be relatively cheap to make a fork that outpaces them (assuming proof of work. In proof of stake I suppose they would become the only one with any stake?). So, I’m not sure quite how this impacts your point?
- lottin 5y ago
  If you're the only one mining, the blockchain can't perform its function. At this is point you're better off storing the data on a USB stick.
  - drdeca 5y ago
    The function of being secure against attacks? Yes. The function of continuing to handle transactions? It can do that fine I suppose.
kayamon 5y ago
There's only one real blockchain; the longest one. That's the whole point of the blockchain. It's a global solution. If someone's trying to sell you on parallel blockchains they're trying to scam you.