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posted by martyb on Friday October 12 2018, @07:32AM   Printer-friendly
from the Betteridge-knows-the-answer dept.

This is a review by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) of the hype around blockchain. They conclude that most people, surprise surprise, don't need a blockchain. There is a very simple graphic of the flowchart and a summary of their report here:

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/dont-bother-with-blockchain-databases-or-even-email-could-be-better-513814

Enjoy the actual review here:

https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2018/NIST.IR.8202.pdf

As usual, KISS wins the day.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 12 2018, @01:12PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 12 2018, @01:12PM (#747881)

    Tsk, tsk. Clearly you are not familiar with the truth about MongoDB. Feast your eyes [youtube.com] and maybe you'll learn something.