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Re:Blockchain Is Dangerous Nonsense by hiq on Thursday April 28, 2022 @07:00AM (#31191056)
How come the trust regarding the physical goods themselves does not expand to the financial aspects of the transaction?
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Re:Blockchain Is Dangerous Nonsense by hestefisk on Friday April 29, 2022 @01:30AM (#31201778)
Maybe read up on trade finance :)
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Re:Blockchain Is Dangerous Nonsense by hiq on Friday April 29, 2022 @04:28AM (#31202761)
Let me rephrase: you don't need a public permissionless blockchain to have an append-only ledger that allow you to audit transactions. If you're not using a public permissionless blockchain, then there's nothing new that hasn't been around for decades. See also the paragraph about private blockchains in https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2019/02/theres_no_g...
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