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by jmcqk6 3088 days ago
>In a word -- decentralization...

That is the difference, but what is the value in that? You're making things much more complicated and for what - especially for an in-app currency.

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Redundancy -- you don't need to keep backups of a blockchain but you do if everything is centralized in a single place.

It depends on the value of the backups I guess and the total cost involved. If you're looking at store of value there needs to be backups of backups. I see room for both depending on the needs of the business. It's just a trade off -- the blockchain is inherently more stable and secure than a server for certain purposes and server is far faster and cheaper depending on how you use it.