Why in the world would anyone trust block chain systems given the litany of security holes this article highlights?!? trib.al/IWejaY7
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Replying to @ironick
Because maybe the article isn’t that great, brings no new information, doesn’t change the fact that blockchains still the only working, decentralized, secure store of immutable data, and “breaches” only occur at the boundaries or within the accepted threat model?

Mar 1, 2019 · 1:57 PM UTC

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Replying to @stilkov
Could be. But I think a FAR more likely explanation is that investors who are funding the blockchain bandwagon are unaware of the security holes highlighted in the article because blockchain evangelists minimize or hide these issues when seeking funding.
Replying to @stilkov
LOL! Saying "'breaches only occur at the [blockchain] boundaries" is like saying your money is safe in our bank because our vault is invulnerable. It ignores the fact the 80% of the threat is at the boundaries, but blockchain does nothing to make boundaries safer.
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Not sure how blockchain tech could make something it’s not applied to safer.
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If blockchain evangelists were only promoting, "a decentralized, secure store of immutable data", there wouldn't be a problem. The problem is that way too many of them are making outlandish claims that a new distributed storage technology will revolutionize everything it touches.
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I’m not sure how lots of people overselling it invalidates a technology. Also, how is this relevant to your initial question?
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