What Is Blockchain Actually Good At?

With all the hype (and backlash) around blockchain, it’s easy to lose sight of what the tech is actually useful for. Here’s a quick reality check on where blockchain truly excels:

🔐 Trust Without Intermediaries
Blockchain enables trust between parties who don’t know each other, without relying on a central authority. This is especially valuable in supply chains, financial services, and digital identity systems.

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📦 Tokenization of Assets
Blockchain can turn real estate, art, carbon credits, and music rights into digital tokens. This makes traditionally hard-to-trade assets more accessible and easier to exchange.

However, blockchain is not a solution for everything. It struggles with high-speed transactions and storing large amounts of data. The best use cases are the ones that leverage what blockchain does uniquely well.

Which blockchain use cases do you think are still flying under the radar?

The tech is here, and i think it’s adoption that needs to catch up

🧾 Immutable Record-Keeping
Once data is written to a blockchain, it can’t be tampered with. This makes it ideal for audit trails, legal records, and verifying the origin of goods like art, diamonds, or food.

🌍 Decentralized Coordination
From decentralized finance (DeFi) to distributed autonomous organizations (DAOs), blockchain allows people to coordinate and collaborate globally without needing a middleman.

💸 Transparent, Programmable Money
Smart contracts turn logic into code. For example, “If X happens, then release funds.” This enables new models in insurance, lending, gaming, and royalty distribution.

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I like that you can change industry's with smart contracts and really pioneer the world

In as much as they can max extract using technological propaganda.

Not so hot take. 

No one cares about the tech stack.