Blockchain is more powerful than many realize. Blockchain can get us much closer to eliminating corruption in government and private sector, and significantly reduce administrative overhead.
Court transcripts
Property records
Tax documents
Legal and regulatory publications
Press releases
Video and audio evidence
News
FOIA
Investigative Journalism
Verification that a transaction occurred → evidence in a court case
Everything we currently trust, but have grown accustomed to not verifying. Immutably forever written, as long as electricity exists.
Stealth edits (pre-archive) → impossible
Altering time-stamped filings → impossible
"Disappearing" evidence → impossible
Book burning → impossible
Cooking the books → impossible
Gives a whole new meaning to the Oath of Office, Oath of Enlistment, and to be an Officer of a Private or Public Company.
Will we demand a commitment from our elected leaders and businesses by demanding blockchain?