Re: [GNUnet-developers] blockchain vs gnunet, Integration of concepts?

[Tom Sparks]

On 30/05/15 17:11, jan marco alkema wrote:
> Hello Christian,
> 
> I am look to blockchain concept (of Bitcoin).  
> 
> Source:
> http://www.wired.com/2014/03/decentralized-applications-built-bitcoin-great-except-whos-responsible-outcomes/
> 
> "Thus, while they enable a whole new set of possibilities,
> blockchain-based applications also present legal
> <http://www.wired.com/opinion/2014/03/safe-harbor-for-finance-startups-regulation/>,
> technical, and social challenges similar to those raised by other P2P
> applications that came before them, such as BitTorrent, Tor, or Freenet.
> But some of these challenges haven’t been seen before in the context of
> traditional P2P networks."
> 
> .
> .
> 
> "As such, the bitcoin platform (or blockchain) allows for the deployment
> of decentralized applications that combine the benefits of cloud
> computing — in terms of ubiquity and elasticity — with the benefits of
> P2P technologies in terms of privacy and anonymity. Even though the
> blockchain is inherently transparent (as every transaction is recorded
> on a public ledger), users can have multiple identities that don’t
> necessarily relate to their real persona."
> 
> Blockchain-based applications can therefore address user’s privacy
> through anonymity.
> 
> Is there integration of blockchain (concept) and gnunet possible/useful?
> 
> Greetings Jan Marco
> 
> 
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I dont think blockchain would be useful for gnunet

if two independent node go out of sync for 10 minutes, two out-of-sync
blockchains are created

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