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Dec 7, 2022 · Blockchain

Why Radia Perlman, the Internet’s Mother, Calls Blockchain a Marketing Gimmick

Radia Perlman, the inventor of the Spanning Tree Protocol and dubbed the ‘mother of the Internet,’ argues that while decentralized blockchain promises freedom, its infrastructure remains unstable, and centralized systems still offer reliability, accountability, and practical benefits, making blockchain more hype than a core technology.