Just came across this in some research. I have no idea what future wickedness they may have planned for this but anyone have any ideas?
“Realizing the potential of blockchain technologies in genomics”
“...However, like almost all new methods, blockchain is not yet mature, and there is still room for further development, especially to ensure cryptographic security.
Furthermore, as we have outlined above, the blockchain technology suffered from negative publicity. Several wallet softwares were hacked, and Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were used for illegal activities therefore circumventing the typical checks law enforcement agencies perform to prevent and prosecute criminal action. Also, the very quick rise, followed by a deep crash in Bitcoin’s market value, put a stigma on the blockchain technology as a whole. Technical issues regarding cryptographic security, network bandwidth, proof-of-work or proof-of-stake paradigms, and others can be solved in time. However, for blockchain to be used widely in genomics, it should be well understood that blockchain is not just a cryptocurrency but the underlying technology, and that it might help solve some problems, but it is not a magic spell that can be applied to any computational issues in genomics.
Another advancement that we need for full utilization of the blockchain’s decentralized architecture is decentralization of data itself. As we have mentioned earlier, genomic data needs to be introduced into Coinami, Zenome, and Nebula Genomics systems. Currently only sequencing centers can achieve this, which imposes some level of centralization to these frameworks. This is not ideal because decentralization is the main motivation behind blockchain use. Therefore, to realize the full potential of blockchain for HTS data processing, sequencing should be decentralized. One possible realization of decentralized sequencing might be commoditization of portable sequencers, such as those based on nanopores. However, this remains a hypothetical proposal at this time.
In this Perspective, we tried to speculate on how blockchain can be an integral part of solving several problems in genomics. There are already a few projects in this line of research, which are themselves in their infancy. Many other use cases likely exist for blockchain in scientific computing, data distribution, federated clouds, collaborative work, genome privacy, and others. What could be done, and how, using blockchains remains to be explored...”
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6120626/
Thank you for sharing that. Once again they are literally insane...