Post #2344305
2026-05-09 12:18 UTC
@julsboo@mamot.fr @swelljoe@mas.to @neverpanic@chaos.social @bagder@mastodon.social I have yet to come across an application of a blockchain for a purpose that isn't more effectively served through any other means.
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@neverpanic@chaos.social 2026-05-09 13:45
@stiiin@infosec.space well, if you consider buying illicit drugs and extortion through ransomware an application, there is a very good use case for it. @julsboo@mamot.fr @swelljoe@mas.to
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@kneoghau@mastodon.social 2026-05-09 15:07
@stiiin@infosec.space @julsboo@mamot.fr @swelljoe@mas.to @neverpanic@chaos.social @bagder@mastodon.social I'm sure there's plenty of people on Facebook and twitter saying the same thing about decentralised social media networks. How many hacks, exploits, and outages has the bitcoin blockchain experienced over the last ~20 years compared to the average centralised network, especially considering the potential financial gains for hacking or disrupting bitcoin core network.