Blockchains As World Computers

Blockchains are full of buzzwords, and a lot of people still don't get what they actually are. More importantly, people don't have a good idea and what can be built with this technology, other than the casino of Defi which is already out there.

In this talk, I represent blockchains-based-systems as world computer (analogy borrowed from Ethereum), then break down :

  1. How it works (spoiler: Blockchain is only a small part of it!)
  2. What properties this world-computer has
  3. Why Defi has been a successful product fit to this technology. Slides: Blockchain for Beginners - Parity DOT Talk August 2025

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