Ask HN: Are there any substantial examples of blockchain solving a real problem?

Re:Ask HN: Are there any substantial examples of blockchain ... by bitconion on Sunday April 19, 2020 @06:36AM (#22914841)

problem #1 - protect freedom, liberties

problem #2 - adaptation to the needs of the complex system like modern society

those are kind of ‘significant’ problems, technologies like Internet, blockchain etc, provide sequential approximations to the solution of those problems.

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Re:Ask HN: Are there any substantial examples of blockchain ... by louwrentius on Sunday April 19, 2020 @04:42PM (#22918639)

Only hypotheticals and that after 11 years. And so tied to an almost paranoid distrust of government.

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Re:Ask HN: Are there any substantial examples of blockchain ... by quickthrower2 on Monday April 20, 2020 @06:50AM (#22922735)

Blockchain creates privacy issues though. You now have metadata on who has traded with who and if “they” get an exchange to reveal its clients you can then really see the whole picture. So it’s about as private as a regular bank account, maybe less so.

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