Intel releases open source blockchain

I'm somewhat surprised: this is written in Python.

I wonder what the motivation is here. I've long believed that a lot of security issues could be avoided simply by using higher-level languages, but I haven't seen many major security undertaking done in higher-level languages.

Don't stir the pot, please. Getting people riled up is just pointless.

Here's the proof of time disclaimer, which might be considered to be "proof of Intel inside": http://intelledger.github.io/introduction.html?highlight=pro...

Talk about burying the lead. My first question was "why on Earth"? Thanks for answering it.

And I'd hardly call pointing this out "stirring the pot" or "pointless". This has serious security, openness, and privacy implications that definitely deserve to be mentioned in the discussion for what amounts to a press release.

A blockchain can be used for more stuff than currency. See ethereum for example.

Anyone who has been following blockchain technology for more than 6 months can see that this is the same recycled already-done altcoin as the last guy.

The promoters get larger, and the consortiums get larger.

People need to talk about the WHY and HOW their blockchain works better. How it solves problems better than an existing blockchain. This isn't detailed because you already know the answer: "It doesn't, but I couldn't get a pull request to that other open-source repo approved so I made my own" .... "and this time got my managers to approve it too"

But yeah the consensus model sounds interesting.