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Re:The blockchain is a threat to the distributed future of t... by troymc on Monday May 16, 2016 @05:23PM (#11709747)
I agree that "blockchain" is essentially a database protocol for a special kind of database, but I'm fairly sure there's no standard, agreed-upon, single "blockchain protocol."

Bitcoin may be the best-known blockchain protocol, but there many others in active use.

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Re:The blockchain is a threat to the distributed future of t... by zardo on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @09:42AM (#11713518)
IpPFS
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