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kleinbl00  ·  480 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Exposing violent watch thieves and their young female 'spotters'

Databases are not blockchains, blockchains are not databases. That's the crux of the discussion I linked.

The blockchain can absolutely, positively be private. Nobody needs access to it except Rolex, Rolex owners and Rolex buyers.

The important aspect is that the physical object needs a unique (non-fungible!) identifier, IE a serial number, that can be referenced by unique (non-fungible!) digital identifier, IE an NFT. Everything flows from that.