Kickstarter moving to blockchain

[Umbran]

Like getting freaked out that any website is going to blow up because spam and viruses!

So, given that Kickstarter has no technological need for blockchain - what they currently do is better and more cheaply done with more traditional technologies - this announcement is equivalent to saying that either someone in the business has no flippin' clue (which is concerning), or that the business is considering going in some weird direction (which is also concerning).

 

[AtomicPope]

In other words, “all in”

I call.

 

[AtomicPope]

I wonder if they're doing this to help with the long term contract obligations between creators and patrons. I've had some problems with overseas creators I've supported that took extra time and steps off site. It wasn't a big deal for me considering I didn't have any time constraints (RPG products don't expire). If it was something else like products for babies or children that they can quickly out grow a couple months of delay is too much.

 

[Silvercat Moonpaw]

My recollection is that the blockchain itself isn't the power sink. It is bitcoin mining...

Yeah, I think I'm remembering now. Thanks for correcting me.

 

[Staffan]

Seriously, don't people read XKCD?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Well, we need to put ENWorld on an agile blockchain NFT, stat!

That’s great…until someone funges your NFT. And there’s a lot of fungers out there. Dozens!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

So, given that Kickstarter has no technological need for blockchain - what they currently do is better and more cheaply done with more traditional technologies - this announcement is equivalent to saying that either someone in the business has no flippin' clue (which is concerning), or that the business is considering going in some weird direction (which is also concerning).

Why not both?

 

[Umbran]

Why not both?

Well, I didn't claim is was an exclusive or.

 

[RealAlHazred]

Seriously, don't people read XKCD?
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FWIW, for people still unsure of blockchains, this explainXKCD page has some description in somewhat simpler language than the Blockchain Technology Overview published by NIST.

 

[J.Quondam]

FWIW, for people still unsure of blockchains, this explainXKCD page has some description in somewhat simpler language than the Blockchain Technology Overview published by NIST.

Hmm... that ExplainXKCD link is borked, and I can't figure out what it ought to be.