Специалист StarkWare разделяет пессимизм о будущем корпоративных блокчейнов Translation: StarkWare Expert Shares Pessimism About the Future of Corporate Blockchains

Corporate blockchains are doomed to fail, asserted Eli Ben-Sasson, co-founder of StarkWare. He believes that users will be reluctant to engage with networks controlled by centralized organizations.

The fundamental aspect of blockchain is its system without a central governing authority. This characteristic complicates and escalates the technology’s costs. Corporate networks will inherit this technical complexity but will deny users the key benefit of no oversight.

As a result, users are likely to turn away from such solutions in favor of non-custodial storage.

At the same time, Ben-Sasson acknowledged that in the short term, centralized projects might aid in the widespread adoption of the technology. They help to demystify blockchain as something intimidating.

The community is divided on this issue. Rob Massiello, head of Sova Labs, believes that corporate networks will thrive, but only for the companies that own them.

Users will not have a say in their development or profits. He cited Coinbase’s Base network as an example.

Other participants in the discussion suggested that many companies may not actually need blockchain. They are adopting the technology out of fear of falling behind their competitors.

There was also a notion that corporations could create networks with the intention of transitioning control later or acquire established projects to scale them.

It is worth noting that in May, the StarkWare team launched Stark Two — a tool for verifying ZK proofs on mobile devices, laptops, and other everyday gadgets.