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by bits-and-bolts 2855 days ago
No the oldest block chain was invented by Acient Greeks, take Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. They are similar to blockchain as follows:

- Memorization of whole piece == Proof of work - You need lots of people to agree upon the story == 51 % of nodes - You can only append to the piece, because many others know and have memorized the piece so they will not agree to your version.