Does Decentralized Intermediation Add Value?
On the FT’s Alphaville blog, Izabella Kaminska questions the value of decentralization (and thus, blockchain technology) in intermediation.
It’s not privacy, because a centralised system can be encrypted just as much as a blockchain-based one.
This entry was posted in Notes and tagged Blockchain, Centralization, Crime, Decentralization, Distributed ledger, Intermediation on June 2, 2017 by Dirk Niepelt.
According to a Pew Research Center survey, Poles and Hungarians hold the most favorable view of the European Union. In most countries, attitudes have become more skeptical.
This entry was posted in Notes and tagged Decentralization, European Union on June 8, 2016 by Dirk Niepelt.
One interesting aspect of the blockchain technology is that it provides incentives for “mining”, rendering it self-sustainable. The future may lie in blockchain applications beyond payments, for example in securities clearance, certification and the like.
This entry was posted in Notes and tagged Bitcoin, Blockchain, Decentralization, Trust on November 1, 2015 by Dirk Niepelt.