Talk:Ethics of Blockchain

Overall, this article is well written, at a good length of about 1000 words, which meets the requirements for the draft. The article includes an introductory paragraph detailing the background of the technology, introducing the technology of blockchain and how it works. I do feel that you could go a little more in-depth on what it means to have a decentralized architecture, and why that is desirable to some people rather than having a central authority. The body of the article is split into several sections, with an explanation of how blockchain technology is implemented, as well as relevant applications of the technology. The implementation section provides a good overview of how blockchain works, but I feel there could be a little more clarification on more technical terms that readers might not be familiar with, such as cryptographic hashes. Some further elaboration on the mining process and why blockchain users must compete against one another to mine a new block would also aid the reader in understanding blockchain more. I like the inclusion of a specific section highlighting the ethical issues of blockchain, where particular considerations are discussed that typical readers learning about blockchain wouldn’t think about. There are multiple reliable sources that are referenced throughout the article. The issue of utilizing blockchain is highlighted, with the article stating multiple use cases for the technology, but also the drawbacks of if it was widely adopted. The author also reports on the issues of using blockchain in an objective manner, neither supporting nor opposing the wide adoption of blockchain. Statements made throughout the article were purely factual with a neutral point of view. Overall, a good draft of the article.