Re:“We already store data. In a database. It works well”
by runeks on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @04:20AM
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No, it’s not. The two technologies solve two different problems.
A blockchain is basically a single, global Git repository, where each commit is a “block” and the data inside that block/“commit” are transactions.
The defining difference between Git and a blockchain is that blockchains define which branch (commit history) is the correct one — the branch that you should put your commit on top of.
Blockchain provides a means to arrive at a consensus on which commit history (branch) is correct, while Git does not.
A blockchain is basically a single, global Git repository, where each commit is a “block” and the data inside that block/“commit” are transactions.
The defining difference between Git and a blockchain is that blockchains define which branch (commit history) is the correct one — the branch that you should put your commit on top of.
Blockchain provides a means to arrive at a consensus on which commit history (branch) is correct, while Git does not.