Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry...
by tbrownaw on Monday May 31, 2021 @12:08AM
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> What you’re missing here is that blockchains also include something to determine which branch is the correct one,
I'm pretty sure that if I posted a fork of Linux somewhere, approximately everyone would know that it's not the correct one.
Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry...
by majewsky on Monday May 31, 2021 @07:16AM
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This is being downvoted, but it hits the point on the head. The differentiating feature of blockchains is removing the reliance on social capital from a technical system. While interesting from a theoretical PoV, it's mostly an answer begging for a question when you consider that social capital is still the driving force in each level of the stack except the technical level.
Only if you have a wildly incorrect view of what a blockchain is.
Merkle trees are part of a blockchain, but they are not blockchains on their own. What you’re missing here is that blockchains also include something to determine which branch is the correct one, to protect against double spend attacks. This is why “blockchain” gets a different name rather than just being called Merkle trees.