“Private blockchain” is just a confusing name for a shared database

Freedom to Tinker 2015-10-13

Summary:

Banks and financial institutions seem to be all over the blockchain. It seems they agree with the Bitcoin community that the technology behind Bitcoin can provide an efficient platform for settlement and for issuing digital assets. Curiously, though, they seem to shy away from Bitcoin itself. Instead, they want something they have more control over and doesn’t […]

Link:

https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/randomwalker/private-blockchain-is-just-a-confusing-name-for-a-shared-database/

From feeds:

Gudgeon and gist » Freedom to Tinker

Tags:

bitcoin

Authors:

Arvind Narayanan

Date tagged:

10/13/2015, 18:13

Date published:

09/18/2015, 10:20