• MentalEdge
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    8 months ago

    While that is an inherent component of how proof-of-work cryptos work, and utterly stupid, it’s not an inherent part of how to do blockchains.

    You can have a blockchain without consuming stupid amounts of energy.

        • @kameecoding
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          128 months ago

          Yeah, but not having an owner is actually a fucking terrible thing for a banking system, how do you not grasp this?

          • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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            -18 months ago

            No owner is great for a banking system. It stops the owner printing money whenever they feel like it.

          • @[email protected]
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            -48 months ago

            I do grasp it.

            I don’t really know what situation it makes sense for. It seems like a tool for cases where nobody can agree who should own the records of something so now everyone should.