> There are no real uses of blockchain technology today that aren’t a variation on financial speculation (aka gambling) and illicit activity. This gets repeate

> There are no real uses of blockchain technology today that aren’t a variation on financial speculation (aka gambling) and illicit activity. This gets repeated a lot, and it's simply not true. It's a telltale sign that there's simply too much emotion in the arguments around blockchain - any post about tor and bittorrent doesn't receive nearly as many (if any) "but it's only for criminals" comments. Being able to own and trade a digital asset in much the same way a physical asset is traded is potentially a huge use for blockchains. Large players aren't about to model ownership of the digital goods they sell as items on a blockchain, but it's a big opportunity for smaller players.