Hello,

I have been researching about blockchains and stuff and it all seems like a big scam. It’s not sustainable and can be replaced by a simple database.

is there any legitimate use cases of blockchains or it is all just a big scam?

  • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    22·
    1 day ago

    You can’t “recount” a blockchain if that’s your only source.

    What are you trying to say here?

    If each vote is a block in the chain them it is definitely recountable.

    If I get a reciept of my vote’s hash in the chain, I can confirm it’s being included.

    The real issue with using a blockchain is it would anonymize the process.

    • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      23 hours ago

      If each vote is a block in the chain them it is definitely recountable.

      That’s not what it means. With this system, you can’t independently verify what happened. You can only also look at the blockchain and see that some hash has registered some vote.

      But you don’t know if that is actually true. You can’t see if pushing the red button makes the red vote come out. You can manually count if you want, but the original billet doesn’t exist, only a processed form of it on the blockchain.

      If I get a reciept of my vote’s hash in the chain, I can confirm it’s being included.

      Only THAT it’s included. Otherwise you have something linking you to your vote, which is bad