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Re:Blockchain: A Better Way to Track Pork Chops, Bonds, Bad ... by petra on Sunday March 19, 2017 @03:29PM (#13909131)
Still, even with that difference, they have the big advantage(for managers) of having their security tested(to some extent, it is a different implementation) at such a large scale at bitcoin.
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Re:Blockchain: A Better Way to Track Pork Chops, Bonds, Bad ... by benchaney on Sunday March 19, 2017 @03:38PM (#13909167)
The implementation is what needs to be tested. Consensus algorithms are generally proven rigorously (given certain empirically verifiable assumptions).
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Re:Blockchain: A Better Way to Track Pork Chops, Bonds, Bad ... by petra on Sunday March 19, 2017 @04:00PM (#13909291)
Proven? that's great.

You're right, from a technology point of view. But for this system to run, you need to convince a lot of people, from different cultures/backgrounds, to use it.

Maybe talking about the safety of the bitcoin network instead of a mathematical proof makes that marketing challenge easier ?

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