Blockchain was mostly hype, but a public notification ledger is a real use
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I do think wholeheartedly that we have found a legitimate use case for blockchain technology.
Episode 40: Miami or bust? That's right. It's Friday, when you're listening to this it's (approx., from transcript intro) 00:46:04 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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After years of finance conferences selling blockchain as a solution looking for a problem, Dave understands the eye-rolling. But a few use cases are legitimate: cryptocurrency, public lot-tracking ledgers, and Podping. Any host sends a ping, and the URL is written to Hive where anyone can read it.