You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: What Makes a 'dApp' a 'dApp'?
I can't help but think of D-Live as an example of the use of the Dapp buzzword. People were so happy to have what appeared to be a smooth functioning "Decentralized"-Live streaming service that most never bothered to check under the hood to see if the platform was what it claimed to be. Dapp - Dupped maybe?
Seems pretty simple to just call your App a Dapp, and most people won't ever bother to check for themselves if an application is centralized or decentralized.
Thanks for this article, I've never thought of the prospect of a DEX front-running a transaction to earn small profits. With enough volume and over time this could be a substantial amount.
Definitely food for thought.
It's possible for parts of an app to be decentralized and parts not. With Steem, most people really just care about the decentralized reward system (or really they probably just care about the reward system which happens to be decentralized, but that's beside the point here). So D-Live was a centralized app which utilized the Steem decentralized reward system to reward the content.
I think that is totally fine, and would like to see more apps use that model (vs the dtube model of trying to fully decentralize everything and having a poorly working product as a result).
Another case in point would be steem monsters. Yes your cards "belong" to you but the way they are randomly selected is not verifiable. The same for the combat system, from what I understand.
Nevertheless, this is true to many platforms. Ethereum, that popularized dApps, also has its own share of problems. Chiefly amongst these, is the fact that most apps use Infura as a proxy to the blockchain. Again, outsourcing trust... But of course people are aware of it. Until proper light clients come in this is the only way to have dApps that have some ressemblence of a decent UX... Plasma chains are another option...
Truth be told, DLive was suspicious for me from the start.
@heimindanger's DTube is the only solid truly decentralized attempt out there right now.
Posted using Partiko Android