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And the answer is no, because anything which can be done to improve the trusted third-parties can be done more efficiently without the extra overhead of a blockchain. Blockchains require expensive always-on networks whereas many operations can run with much lower data requirements and even work entirely offline.


but it adds verifiability and immutability that others can't offer


You can do that using public-key cryptography much cheaper, without depending on a massive network and expensive processing fees. The only time a blockchain can make sense is if the parties don’t know or trust each other, and by definition you’re trusting an oracle.




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