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Hey, hope you are still around. After reading your intro and skimming the questions asked in this thread, there was one thing that came to mind. I heard this some years ago, but apparently Estonia introduced a system of digital ID which would make use of blockchain tech. What do you know about this or what is your opinion on this use case scenario of blockchain?

PWC -Estonia – the Digital Republic Secured by Blockchain

Mostly they name things that are of interest to criminals and conspiracy freaks. (sorry, but it's true.)

Fungibility is only of interest to criminals or conspiracy freaks. Really?

I just googled and suplied the first thing that refered to Estonia’s practice with digital citizenship. No need to be pedantic and brush it off as “marketing brochure”. It makes everything you said afterwards sound petty. I thought we were here to discuss and ask questions about your premisse “blockchain tech is vaporware”.
Does feel like you are pretty much set in your opinion on the whole matter, probably due to years of experience and know-how in this field. Nonetheless, reading about KSI Blockchain it seems there is a plethora of scientific papers on it and apparently numerous use case scenarios. Brushing PwC of as a “marketing manager” and sidestepping this tech being used by NATO and DoD makes me feel you are here to evangelize. Feels like you are just triggered by the word “blockchain”? Are you trying to have a semantic discussion about “blockchain”? Is that all?

I can't find any service in that brochure that isn't also done with non-blockchain technology and has been in use many years prior to the implementation of blockchain.

Estonia is seen as an absolute frontrunner on e-citizenship. What does this have to do with the fact(?) parts of these services are / could be done with non-blockchain tech? That’s not your whole point, surely? The fact(!) that Estonia chooses certain tech carries a whole more weight than your “but it can be done with something else”.

This "tech" they're talking about pre-dates blockchain. It's called, "cryptographic signing" and it's been in use for many decades as a valid way to validate data.

This feels beside the point. “They” call it blockchain (also here) In the end this starts to come off as your personal crusade against a misuse of the buzzword “blockchain”. But who are you trying to convince? Nobody cares (and I would argue; barely anyone understands) how electricity works. As long as the light turns on when they hit the switch, it’s fine.