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Re:Blockchain Is a Semantic Wasteland by hakanito on Sunday October 21, 2018 @11:54AM (#18268608)
I think there are a bunch of use cases, for example verifying authenticity of high-value products. For example, if you buy a bag from Louis Vuitton from some third party reseller or ebay, you could verify it against LV's centralized product blockchain by scanning/checking some code on the label in the bag.
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Re:Blockchain Is a Semantic Wasteland by m-i-l on Sunday October 21, 2018 @12:04PM (#18268651)
> "you could verify it against LV's centralized product blockchain"

You can replace the word "blockchain" with "database" in this sentence and it'll still work, i.e. "you could verify it against LV's centralized product database".

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Re:Blockchain Is a Semantic Wasteland by hakanito on Sunday October 21, 2018 @02:00PM (#18269209)
Fair enough
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Re:Blockchain Is a Semantic Wasteland by aaaaaaaaaab on Sunday October 21, 2018 @12:37PM (#18268781)
I can do the same with my MacBook’s serial number at apple.com. You don’t need a blockchain for that.
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