Distributed Ledgers: Shared control, not shared data

In the context of distributed ledgers, I have noticed that many commentators and consultants confuse shared control of data with the sharing of data itself. The difference is crucial, and this common simplification misses the most important aspect of distributed ledgers.

In this post I discuss three ideas:

  1. Sharing of data vs shared control of data
  2. Control of data by rules vs by power
  3. Enforcement of rules by participants

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