> I agree with your point about distributed consensus in general, but there isn't really a single authoritative history of linux, there are tons of important forks simultaneously maintained.
What does that have to do with blockchain? Is bittorrent to you "blockchain for downloads" just because it's decentralized and has hashes?
I've changed my mind after reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain#Structure
> what's the authoritative history lies with Linus Torvalds.
I agree with your point about distributed consensus in general, but there isn't really a single authoritative history of linux, there are tons of important forks simultaneously maintained.
As for deanonymization, that doesn't seem to be very common. Compare to the rate at which people get busted by street cops for buying drugs.