A tamper-evident registry, built on a database instead of a blockchain
Asked to assess a blockchain registry, we found one accountable operator and no case for disintermediation. We recommended PostgreSQL with a hash-chained, append-only audit log, then delivered it.
- to a written recommendation
- 3 weeks
- lower five-year cost than the ledger design
- 45%
to a written recommendation
lower five-year cost than the ledger design
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