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Re:Launch HN: Hexel (YC W18) – Create a cryptocurrency for y... by arcticfox on Friday March 16, 2018 @05:06PM (#16604023)
but this is what exports are for. I would be fine if gmail etc. shut down tomorrow. there's no reason to add a massive overhead to everything just to solve an already-solved problem.
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Re:Launch HN: Hexel (YC W18) – Create a cryptocurrency for y... by crispyporkbites on Friday March 16, 2018 @05:21PM (#16604114)
What if it’s not a massive overhead? What if the tooling is as simple as setting up a database nowadays, and the performance is a known/acceptable trade off?

Surely you can see there are some advantages of blockchain based tech then?

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