Hello,

I have been researching about blockchains and stuff and it all seems like a big scam. It’s not sustainable and can be replaced by a simple database.

is there any legitimate use cases of blockchains or it is all just a big scam?

  • CanadaPlus
    3·
    5 个月前

    It was an innovative way to use a blockchain/Merkle path, too. Even if you’d argue money but made in a different, harder to police way is a bad thing, it was new.

    • General_Effort@lemmy.world
      6·
      5 个月前

      It’s really clever. I also think it was unintentional. They did not want to create a money laundering tool but a currency in its own right. That failed.

      Also, this scheme only works with money involved. The miners run the system, and they get paid by creating new coins. If they cannot sell the coins to cover their costs, then there is no blockchain.

      • CanadaPlus
        3·
        5 个月前

        Sort of? Satoshi had anti-government objectives for sure, although you’re right that Bitcoin was supposed to be usable for small and everyday transactions as well.