Blockchains from the ground up: Part 1

Re:Blockchains from the ground up: Part 1 by webwanderings on Saturday May 27, 2017 @06:31PM (#14432226)

Is there a Blockchain email system? Wouldn't that be a solid evolution forward, in terms of human communication?

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Re:Blockchains from the ground up: Part 1 by PretzelPirate on Sunday May 28, 2017 @01:23AM (#14433192)

It uses IPFS to store encrypted mail messages. Right now its free, but eventually, you will have to pay for the storage of emails.

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Re:Blockchains from the ground up: Part 1 by TylerE on Saturday May 27, 2017 @08:36PM (#14432606)

What point would serve other than increasing latency, and vastly increasing storage and network requirements?

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Re:Blockchains from the ground up: Part 1 by runeks on Sunday May 28, 2017 @03:51AM (#14433488)

> Wouldn't that be a solid evolution forward, in terms of human communication?

How so?

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Re:Blockchains from the ground up: Part 1 by webwanderings on Sunday May 28, 2017 @08:52AM (#14434195)

No spam, no solicitation, you know whose line (email) you're picking up, and whom you're dialing (sending).

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