[southerntofu]

> Blockchain tech is unrelated to bitcoins

Yes and no. The latter is built from the former. But the former is ensured to build wasteful tech. I explain the difference between consensus and gossip in an article about decentralized forging, if you're interested:

https://staticadventures.netlib.re/blog/decentralized-forge/

[NicoJuicy]

I don't think decentralized tech ( = blockchain) applies to Bitcoin anymore in El Salvador.

Eg. With the lightning network