• albert69stein@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    It’s really good. So called “dynamic contracts” with hourly pricing known only a day in advance are on the rise. Lots of people whithout access to solar can still benefit strongly this way by timing useage of things like washer/dryers etc. Lots of these devices are also becoming “smart” now to automatically pick a good pricing window.

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      1 year ago

      Funny, how even this, which was an often cited use case for smart contracts of more sophisticated blockchain token like Ether, is totally not dependent on any blockchain.

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        1 year ago

        I have yet to see anything legal which actually benefits from a blockchain (and isn’t about the blockchain stuff itself, like trading crypto currencies).

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          1 year ago

          I’ve been working with a company that uses a very common blockchain to timestamp documents/artwork/data etc.

          It’s a niche use case but it simply couldn’t be done before the existance of blockchains.

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            1 year ago

            Could you elaborate why a blockchain is beneficial here? The use case “timestamp documents/artwork/data” does not call for a blockchain to me.