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Re:Why blockchain is not yet working (2018) by davidgerard on Sunday February 14, 2021 @10:06AM (#26132961)
> But for most newer projects "blockchain" just means an auditable trail of state changes.

you mean, the 1979-model Merkle tree? I concur that in a lot of marketed "blockchains", the closest to a useful bit is the 1979-model Merkle tree.

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Re:Why blockchain is not yet working (2018) by jnwatson on Sunday February 14, 2021 @11:19AM (#26133576)
Even more trivial, single-leaf Merkle trees is all that is needed.
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Re:Why blockchain is not yet working (2018) by mycall on Monday February 15, 2021 @08:34AM (#26142564)
Even less if you look at NANO and IOTA.
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