Don't Trust the Blockchain

griffey's bookmarks 2019-02-06

Summary:

The circumvention of trust is a great promise, but it’s just not true. Yes, bitcoin eliminates certain trusted intermediaries that are inherent in other payment systems like credit cards. But you still have to trust bitcoin—and everything about it.

Link:

https://www.wired.com/story/theres-no-good-reason-to-trust-blockchain-technology/

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Blockchain and Decentralization for Library and Information Science » griffey's bookmarks
Blockchain and Decentralization for Library and Information Science » bgetting's bookmarks
Berkman Klein » djones's bookmarks

Tags:

issues blockchain trust problems week2 beginner anti security

Date tagged:

02/06/2019, 10:40

Date published:

02/06/2019, 04:07