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netvor@lemmy.world 11 months ago…and 20G that needs to be replicated to tons of nodes if it should be really decentralized.
16-28 bytes seems extremely understated, I think it could easily be off by orders of magnitude.
Ajen@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
What do you think I’m missing in my estimate? Do you have any experience in CS?
DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
You’re just talking about ownership of a title right?
A deed contains a lot more information than the owner. Mine is 4 pages long. Contains a map of the street, various easements, et cetera.
Ajen@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Yeah, but that kind of data would be better in an auxiliary database. There’s no reason to include it in the blockchain.
netvor@lemmy.world 11 months ago
well but doesn’t that beat the purpose of using the blockchain in the first place? why not just store all in the auxiliary database?