====== 2022-06-21 - Blockchains Vulnerable to Centralized Control, DARPA Report Finds ====== [[blk:public:00_news:start | Return to In the News]] ^ Date: | 2022-06-21 | ^ Title: | ** Blockchains Vulnerable to Centralized Control, DARPA Report Finds **| ^ Summary: |// Researchers at the gonzo Pentagon research agency responsible for introducing the world to stealth bombers, insect-sized surveillance drones, and the internet itself have some reservations about the blockchain technology underpinning Web3.// //A newly released report commissioned by the Defense Advanced Research Project (DARPA) titled “Are Blockchains Decentralized?” found key vulnerabilities potentially capable of jeopardizing blockchain tech’s supposed “decentralized” ethos. //| ^ URL: | [[https://gizmodo.com/blockchains-vulnerable-to-centralized-control-darpa-fi-1849088882]] | ^ Author(s): | Mack DeGeurin | /**=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- /* To add a discussion page to this page, comment out the line that says ~~DISCUSSION:off~~ */ ~~DISCUSSION:on|Outstanding Issues~~ ~~DISCUSSION:off~~