50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
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50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
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Re: 50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
#2This is just a list of current ideas (mostly) and implementations using blockchain. Calling it a list of "real world use case" is far fetched. We have yet to see whether it actually works.
Re: 50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
#3Almost all of these would have been possible without a blockchain. Either through a web of trust or even simple cryptographically signed messages with timestamps stored in a normal DB. Some of these aren't even "real world use cases" like Hawaii trying to boost tourism by something-something blockchain.
Civil is a notable exception, though I'm not unconvinced that it couldn't be done without one.
In the end though, if blockchain is sexier / more marketable than signing messages with GPG or SSH keys then fine. At least we're getting higher integrity guarantees on data one way or another.
Re: 50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
#4This is just a list of current ideas (mostly) and implementations using blockchain. Calling it a list of "real world use case" is far fetched. We have yet to see whether it actually works.
Agreed.
It seems to me that a reasonable test whether these ideas make sense is to ask whether they can be done without the blockchain. Most of these seem to obviously fail this test (eg the government of Hawaii is a centralized institution that clearly does not need the blockchain to mandate a change on any of the islands).
Re: 50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
#5There are only 30, it's full of typos, doesn't include any finance stuff, and some aren't actually real use cases.
Re: 50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
#6There are only 30, it's full of typos, doesn't include any finance stuff, and some aren't actually real use cases.
And three of the 30 are “Esssentia”
Re: 50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
#7I don’t think the “Giant Graphic” format was the right choice for this kind of post.
Re: 50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
#8Even if these were all full-fledged businesses/ventures/operations -- most of them don't answer what is, to me, the real question of the day: in what applications are the benefits of blockchain an actual imperative to the use case? Most of these don't seem to clear that hurdle.
Re: 50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
#9"But why???" is the question I keep asking myself after reading each entry.
Re: 50+ real world use cases built on blockchain architecture
#10Almost all of these would have been possible without a blockchain. Either through a web of trust or even simple cryptographically signed messages with timestamps stored in a normal DB. Some of these aren't even "real world use cases" like Hawaii trying to boost tourism by something-something blockchain. Civil is a notable exception, though I'm not unconvinced that it couldn't be done without one. In the end though, i…
Namecoin is the best example of a real world use case, a proper replacement of a DNS with no central authority. This is clearly one which is very difficult to replicate reliably without a blockchain.