My guess is that the reporter simply doesn't understand consensus at a professional level. 'Blockchain' seems to be used as a buzzwordy shorthand for 'distribut

My guess is that the reporter simply doesn't understand consensus at a professional level. 'Blockchain' seems to be used as a buzzwordy shorthand for 'distributed consensus algorithm'. However, if you are interested in a blockchain-based distributed trustless store that does not require a huge amount of storage, check out: https://github.com/dominictarr/secure-scuttlebutt https://github.com/dominictarr/secure-scuttlebutt