- Blockchain
- Apr 18
- 2 mins read
Discovering Blockchain Loopholes
There’s no doubt on the potential that the blockchain technology has to offer. The world has accepted it at large. Blockchain developers are solving multiple problems across industries with this technology.
But there’s another side to the story wherein the hype is shadowing real implementation issues with the blockchain. These issues hinder the mass-adoption of this world-changing technology.
There’s no doubt that we’ll eventually get to the point wherein we’ve explored this great technology. However, to be able to that it’s essential to face realities both as developers and enthusiasts of the blockchain.
Below we’ll be mentioning four implementation issues that plague blockchain as of today.
Limited Scalability –
One of the key advantages of the blockchain technology is decentralization. However, it comes at the cost scalability. As the number of transactions increase (and since every transaction passes through each block), the requirement increases too. Eventually, it’s not possible for every node to participate and the resources to process each block then rests with a limited few. However, that potentially compromises on the decentralization aspect of the blockchain. Scalability is probably the number one barrier when it comes to blockchain adaptability.
Storage Constraints –
Almost every application that’s built on the blockchain will require some form of storage. It can be either to store user identities, or it can be to record specific financial as well legal data. However, by property traits, every node stores the data. Along with it, no data will be able to be removed regardless of whether it’s needed or not. The above two cases put a considerable cost to the storage operation when it comes to the blockchain. Thus, storage constraint is a massive hurdle for any application to be able to build on the blockchain.
Lack of standards and governance –
No central authority governs public blockchain. While that’s great to build a trustless and open, it has its disadvantages. First, one is that there’s no who’s responsible for maintaining and upgrading the systems most efficiently. Even if some developers band up to create an organization, it leads to some form of centralization (take the instance of the Ethereum foundation.) However, we can’t even leave it completely open as over the years it’s proven ineffective on multiple levels.
Poverty in Available Tooling –
For any developer to work effectively and efficiently, the first requirement is adequate tooling. If inadequate, the developers can’t do much even with the best of the intentions. As a matter of factor, the currently available pool of tooling is not good enough, even for the most seasoned of the developers. Right from good testing frameworks to security auditing and even right blockchain analytical tool — the available tooling to a blockchain developer is severely limited. Along with hindering the potential of the technology, it also demotivates enthusiasts.
Conclusion:
Unfortunately, the hype makes blockchain appear invincible when the fact is that there’s a lot of work left. So, instead of making the technology glamorous, we need to focus on how to solve core implementation issues with the blockchain.
There’s not even an iota of doubt that blockchain is here to stay. However, the issues mentioned above and many more are not letting the technology become mainstream. It’s on us now — the developers, the investors, the blockchain enthusiasts — to work towards a unified vision.
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