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by coolestguy 1845 days ago
>“it can help increase supply chain transparency” really are missing the fact there’s better/easier ways to do that sort of thing.

There isn't any method possible where you don't have to rely on a trusted third party - and that's the entire problem blockchain is trying to solve.

The main question in the post should be "what information do i want to know without having to trust anyone, because it's verified by a number of 3rd parties before i view it"

E.g. every single finance/share/security transaction, tracking info of humanitarian aid, government spending, sales direct to an artist (tickets etc)

Before you say "but everyone can see", encryption exists for a reason - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-knowledge_proof