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Re:IBM has cut its blockchain team down to almost nothing – ... by robin_reala on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @10:04AM (#26014187)
OK, but you don’t need blockchain for that, any sort of Merkle tree will work.
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Re:IBM has cut its blockchain team down to almost nothing – ... by Tenoke on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @10:12AM (#26014290)
You don't need a blockchain but a blockchain can potentially give the public guarantees that an opaque government solution usually does not.
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Re:IBM has cut its blockchain team down to almost nothing – ... by robin_reala on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @10:25AM (#26014423)
How about a transparent government solution? https://www.registers.service.gov.uk/
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Re:IBM has cut its blockchain team down to almost nothing – ... by tal8d on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @10:23AM (#26014407)
The question wasn't "What is the ideal data structure?"
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