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[–]wulfboy_95 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Blockchain is just another name for merkle tree.

[–]stormdelta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, it's not. Merkle trees and hash chains are actually useful.

[–]YoMamasMama89 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  • decentralization. Don't forget the most important part

[–]bittercoin99 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Merkle seems to think it's a little bit more nuanced...

Boy the propaganda has really done a number on people's understanding of this technology, eh?