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sokoloff on March 30, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: 50% of new NPM packages are spam

You can (because it's been done); this is a use case where "distributed but extremely slow database" is a pretty natural fit for the problem.

overthrow on March 30, 2023 [–]

What advantages specifically would a blockchain have? Where does the existing solution, of using a fast database and trusting someone's private key, fall short?

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