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The Post-Trustless Blockchain: A Manifesto
The Dissident
Blockchain was meant to revolutionize record-keeping. Instead, it became a casino.
This manifesto shows how blockchain went wrong - and how to fix it. Through clear engineering principles and real-world examples, it demonstrates that blockchain doesn't need cryptocurrency, doesn't need massive energy consumption, and doesn't need complex consensus mechanisms.
The truth is Bitcoin's success corrupted blockchain's purpose. What began as a breakthrough in digital record-keeping morphed into a speculation engine. Mathematical truth became token gambling. A business tool turned into casino technology.
The Post-Trustless Blockchain introduces a radical a blockchain on a phone instead of a country's power gridStore permanent records without mining or consensusUse pure mathematics instead of economic gamesAchieve trust without waste or complexityCreate immutable data anyone can verifyThis is also the story of Sneaky, an actual dissident blockchain. In Sneaky, real-world applications are already protecting inspection recordsCompanies tracking carbon emissionsArtists proving digital ownershipBusinesses preserving critical dataWritten by a veteran CTO - and sci-fi author - this is both a critique of blockchain's wrong turn and a blueprint for its future. It's for business leaders who need immutable records, developers who want elegant solutions, and anyone who believes technology should be light, efficient, and purposeful.
This isn't just theory. The code exists. The systems are running. The future of blockchain isn't about cryptocurrency - it's about permanent digital truth.
Make Blockchain Light Again.
A perfect meme for the dissident blockchain.
Blockchain was meant to revolutionize record-keeping. Instead, it became a casino.
This manifesto shows how blockchain went wrong - and how to fix it. Through clear engineering principles and real-world examples, it demonstrates that blockchain doesn't need cryptocurrency, doesn't need massive energy consumption, and doesn't need complex consensus mechanisms.
The truth is Bitcoin's success corrupted blockchain's purpose. What began as a breakthrough in digital record-keeping morphed into a speculation engine. Mathematical truth became token gambling. A business tool turned into casino technology.
The Post-Trustless Blockchain introduces a radical a blockchain on a phone instead of a country's power gridStore permanent records without mining or consensusUse pure mathematics instead of economic gamesAchieve trust without waste or complexityCreate immutable data anyone can verifyThis is also the story of Sneaky, an actual dissident blockchain. In Sneaky, real-world applications are already protecting inspection recordsCompanies tracking carbon emissionsArtists proving digital ownershipBusinesses preserving critical dataWritten by a veteran CTO - and sci-fi author - this is both a critique of blockchain's wrong turn and a blueprint for its future. It's for business leaders who need immutable records, developers who want elegant solutions, and anyone who believes technology should be light, efficient, and purposeful.
This isn't just theory. The code exists. The systems are running. The future of blockchain isn't about cryptocurrency - it's about permanent digital truth.
Make Blockchain Light Again.
A perfect meme for the dissident blockchain.
73 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 5, 2024
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Groucho Jones
10 books2 followersGroucho Jones lives by the sea in Mandurah, Western Australia
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