floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agoCory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lyingwww.thenerve.newsexternal-linkmessage-square451linkfedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down127
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minus-squarebenjirenji@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·30 days agoIt can still be used that way. While most people talk about how corrupt politicians enrich themselves with fake currencies, more legal and legitimate uses can still use decentralized ledgers for useful things. Of course these won’t make headlines.
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·29 days agoThere are far better global ledger approaches than blockchain.
minus-squarebenjirenji@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·29 days agoI believe you, but can you name one so we can all learn more about the alternatives out there?
minus-squarewhoisearth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·29 days agoSWIFT is the easy one. Fun fact they looked into blockchain at one point and went “yeah, nah”
minus-squareÜbercomplicated@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 days agoI thought Swift is currently Block-Chain based. Do you mean this Swift?
minus-squarewhoisearth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoI meant the true and proper SWIFT that is used by almost all financial institutions for transferring funds.
It can still be used that way. While most people talk about how corrupt politicians enrich themselves with fake currencies, more legal and legitimate uses can still use decentralized ledgers for useful things. Of course these won’t make headlines.
There are far better global ledger approaches than blockchain.
I believe you, but can you name one so we can all learn more about the alternatives out there?
SWIFT is the easy one. Fun fact they looked into blockchain at one point and went “yeah, nah”
I thought Swift is currently Block-Chain based. Do you mean this Swift?
I meant the true and proper SWIFT that is used by almost all financial institutions for transferring funds.