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Danie · 4w
There can still be scenarios apart from decentralisation e.g. 1. Quicker settlements in equity markets where intermediaries like clearinghouses are involved (these settlements are currently often take...
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But all of those use cases would be better served by centralised systems. There is no technical reason that clearing in centralised systems needs to take a long time, it's just antquited systems and processes that the parties involved have little incentive to change. Tokens for ownership of assets still relys on a legal framework to actually enforce so might as well be centralised. Imagine if tokens conferring ownership of a house were hacked/stolen, you think there would be no legal recourse to recover and reverse the transaction? If there is then that's a centralised system and makes blockchain pointless.

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Danie · 3w
If everything were centralised yes. But many of these are transactions that also happen at 3rd parties so they are not in the stock exchange, and that is why some equities take 2 days to clear. These are separate ledgers. Centralising gives the stock exchange total control over everything and 3rd pa...