@alxd @adamgreenfield in KSR's defense, he has disavowed "blockchain" since. I find it interesting that the "central bank-issued, negative carbon-backed digital currency" has happened, except for the carbon part. At least that is my reading of the digital euro: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/paym/digital_euro/html/index.en.html
@alberto_cottica @adamgreenfield
okay, not joking, I apologize for the annoying question, but -
Do you have any >source< on KSR disavowing Blockchain?
Apparently he says that a lot around the world, but he is never recorded / he never says it clearly in his writing.
The Chain is just such a vital part of the book's plot, that I have no idea how it could work without it as a Magical Technology.