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Re:Ask HN: What benefits does the blockchain provide? by proofofanalysis on Sunday January 07, 2018 @12:06AM (#16089307)
It's not the only the correctness of the debits and credits that is possible, but also determining their nature. Of course these implementations would have to be molded to fit for each use case. The technology is nascent.
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Re:Ask HN: What benefits does the blockchain provide? by valuearb on Sunday January 07, 2018 @12:10AM (#16089321)
Yea, the hard part is when it comes to determining the value of the collateral for some obscure project in rural Africa, vouched for by the trader who sold the trade and signed for by somebody 10,000 miles away who might be the traders pal.
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Re:Ask HN: What benefits does the blockchain provide? by LA_Banker on Sunday January 07, 2018 @12:24AM (#16089377)
Yes, OP seems to think the blockchain somehow solves the (extremely subjective) issue of valuation, as opposed to simply "did this transaction occur between counterparties?
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