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merc@sh.itjust.works 9 months agoNothing particularly useful though. It’s a very slow, inefficient, trustless database. There really aren’t many good applications for that.
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merc@sh.itjust.works 9 months agoNothing particularly useful though. It’s a very slow, inefficient, trustless database. There really aren’t many good applications for that.
Rustmilian@lemmy.world 9 months ago
That highly depends on what blockchain implementation is being used and what it’s being used for. Blockchains used for craptocurrency is highly inefficient, which is the vast majority. But their are a small handful of specialized blockchains that are just efficient enough to be practical.
calcopiritus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Such as?
Rustmilian@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Walmarts proprietary food tracking blockchain.
magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 9 months ago
Hyperledger is just git but with fancy buzzwords. It’s like taking everything that makes blockchain, and then remove everything that makes blockchain special. All you have left is another centralized system.
It’s just IBM’s excuse to stay relevant.
Pizza_Rat@lemmy.world 9 months ago
How is that better than a database? Is someone concerned that Walmart will fabricate supply chain tracking?