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===Is it the same as [[distributed ledger technology]]?===
===Is it the same as [[distributed ledger technology]]?===
Because that's okay, right? No - it is the same
Because DLT is okay, right?  
 
Maybe. According to the excellent [https://www2.deloitte.com/au/en/pages/technology/articles/distributed-ledgers.html Deloittes report], think of DLT as the generic problem to be solved; ''a'' [[blockchain]] is a way of solving it; ''the'' [[blockchain]] is the ''particular'' blockchain underpinning [[bitcoin]].
 
And bitcoin? Bitcoin is catnip for stupids.
 
===Further reading===
===Further reading===
If you want the case ''for'' blockchain, just google blockchain or even talk to any poseur or charlatan in any industry who is trying to sell you something. They’ll talk your ear off.  
If you want the case ''for'' blockchain, just google blockchain or even talk to any poseur or charlatan in any industry who is trying to sell you something. They’ll talk your ear off.  

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