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<blockquote data-quote="mamba" data-source="post: 9380367" data-attributes="member: 7034611">and I have heard the Earth described as flat <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I agree that blockchain is a buzzword and there is plenty of activity where 'solution in search of a problem' fits. If you want to capitalize on the hype, you basically face the issue of needing to use it for whatever you try to do, so it frequently becomes a 'if all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail' situation.That does not mean that there are no use cases at all that are not scams or misguided, just that there are many for which a blockchain is overkill, as [USER=177]@Umbran[/USER] said.People here asked if there are any use cases for it at all, and I mentioned one that I know of in my field that some big companies are working on. Take it or leave it, I am not trying to convince anyone that blockchains are the greatest thing since sliced bread.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mamba, post: 9380367, member: 7034611"] and I have heard the Earth described as flat ;) I agree that blockchain is a buzzword and there is plenty of activity where 'solution in search of a problem' fits. If you want to capitalize on the hype, you basically face the issue of needing to use it for whatever you try to do, so it frequently becomes a 'if all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail' situation. That does not mean that there are no use cases at all that are not scams or misguided, just that there are many for which a blockchain is overkill, as [USER=177]@Umbran[/USER] said. People here asked if there are any use cases for it at all, and I mentioned one that I know of in my field that some big companies are working on. Take it or leave it, I am not trying to convince anyone that blockchains are the greatest thing since sliced bread. [/QUOTE]

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