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Re:Ask HN: What problems does blockchain solve? by ameister14 on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @08:42AM (#14803843)
It allows for a decentralized proof of ownership, useful in pop-up marketplaces. Right now there's an energy marketplace in Brooklyn using it, which makes sense because you can then trade energy from one user to another without having a central record-keeper/controller.

Often, the people keeping the records of who owns what have become extremely powerful - it is my understanding that this technology has the potential to change that dynamic.

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Re:Ask HN: What problems does blockchain solve? by Govindae on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @10:29AM (#14804490)
Instead of becoming extremely powerful, the parties keeping the records just use an extreme amount of power.
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Re:Ask HN: What problems does blockchain solve? by hluska on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @06:57PM (#14808728)
Nice turn of phrase! Good writing deserves an upvote...:)
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Re:Ask HN: What problems does blockchain solve? by retube on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @10:39AM (#14804566)
Ok fine. but how is this implemented? Does a coin/token correspond to some amount of energy? And how is the real world transfer of energy constrained/dictated by the block chain record?
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