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@madprime
Executive Director @OpenHumansOrg • Fellow @ShuttleworthFdn • open [health|data|science|humans] • they/them • spouse, parent, mad scientist
Mar 30, 2018 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
Hi, I'm Mad! Welcome to my blockchain rant. Specifically: for genomes, health, and personal data.

"Why aren't you using blockchain?" they ask me. I'll tell you why!

Maybe you can RT this – or quote specific points – to inoculate other folks against fuzzy-brained BS 😞 1/16 1. You aren’t storing the data in the blockchain.

The blockchain is a distributed ledger. Everyone has a copy of the ledger. It’s insanely expensive to store data in it. 2/16